[ she offers him a smile, one that turns into a grimace when the subject returns to her unfortunate partner in that novel. ]

Yeah, but hopefully I would've gotten rid of everything there is here by then ...

[ what would bring childe to this place, anyway? it seems like people are dragged in when they make a wish, and that guy doesn't seem like he wishes for anything other than a good fight.

... yeah, no. she doesn't want him here. ]

We should probably get rid of yours too. In case Yuki shows up ...