I'm going to blissfully ignore any raised flags in the hope that nothing happens to anyone, least of all Smith's group. I love this series, its hard to remember that they aren't the main couple when I look forward to seeing them so much.
@crunchyspider its not that type of culture, what she just did is basically the equivalent of that.
@jayrus29 The entire setting is a death flag, depending on the year, which im not sure there were wars breaking out in that whole region with the Russians
@livesofflight
Maybe.
Imagine, Smith and Talas dying, and then Smith's diaries being recovered and publicized, even used as "propaganda" against the russians?
About time for the Great Game yet?
Honestly, Talas's connection with Smith actually gave her the biggest chance of surviving this unharmed compared to Karluk and his family.
@crunchyspider You do remember what time period this is and she is not a loose Western woman right? It would lower her status in Smith's parents' eyes. Woman acts like that would be a slut.