One more carriage. That's bearable, as long as she just puts it like that in her mind. One more carriage, and then they'll be safe.

(But will they really be? Despite the girl's tone, there's still the doubt in the back of Alice's mind, born from her sheer paranoia when it comes to anything that even remotely has to do with fire.)

"I do trust you, but.. I also don't want you to get hurt."

Is this girl weird? Oh, yes. Definitely. She isn't like any kid you'd usually see around. But she's still a kid, and she still deserves so much better than burning up in a fire. Of course Alice would want to protect her, even in the middle of this panic.