[ it's not the whole story. she knew some kerch, enough to get by, but it isn't her native tongue. when she was brought here, inej knew enough to barely navigate a basic conversation to buy groceries. definitely not enough to understand the magnitude of what she was now embroiled in.
so she learned. and read books, and magazines, and listened, and forced herself to talk to whatever disgusting bag of puss that came into the menagerie. she would never be taken advantage of again because she no longer understood something.
he's beginning to pour over the paperwork, and something in her itches -- curiosity, maybe. and inej moves a little closer to sit on the couch, tucking her feet underneath her. sitting next to him, sort of -- the armchair is near the couch.
most of what he says makes sense, except: ]
I knew this was not an opportunity.
[ it feels like a silly thing to admit, and inej rubs her arm a little with a frown. ]
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[ it's not the whole story. she knew some kerch, enough to get by, but it isn't her native tongue. when she was brought here, inej knew enough to barely navigate a basic conversation to buy groceries. definitely not enough to understand the magnitude of what she was now embroiled in.
so she learned. and read books, and magazines, and listened, and forced herself to talk to whatever disgusting bag of puss that came into the menagerie. she would never be taken advantage of again because she no longer understood something.
he's beginning to pour over the paperwork, and something in her itches -- curiosity, maybe. and inej moves a little closer to sit on the couch, tucking her feet underneath her. sitting next to him, sort of -- the armchair is near the couch.
most of what he says makes sense, except: ]
I knew this was not an opportunity.
[ it feels like a silly thing to admit, and inej rubs her arm a little with a frown. ]
But I had no other choice.