[ curiosity nips at her heels, but telling (a tiny part of) her story had been injuring enough, to her own pride. pressing him for details isn't really appropriate, so she lets it go, picking up on the unspoken edge to his tone.
she's content to eat in silence anyway, about to comment that the noodles he picked out for her were delicious when he asks about the bird. and inej's eyes flicker to the cage. ]
She is named after Sankta Lizabeta. [ as she finishes the last vestiges of her noodles, closing the container up to set back on the table. she'll collect the remnants to throw out once kaz is done with his own meal. ] I liberated her from a client of Heleen's. [ liberation sounds better than stole. ] She was in a tiny cage with no food.
[ now upgraded to a larger cage with food, though inej usually lets her hang out in her apartment without the cage. when inej had an apartment, anyway. ]
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she's content to eat in silence anyway, about to comment that the noodles he picked out for her were delicious when he asks about the bird. and inej's eyes flicker to the cage. ]
She is named after Sankta Lizabeta. [ as she finishes the last vestiges of her noodles, closing the container up to set back on the table. she'll collect the remnants to throw out once kaz is done with his own meal. ] I liberated her from a client of Heleen's. [ liberation sounds better than stole. ] She was in a tiny cage with no food.
[ now upgraded to a larger cage with food, though inej usually lets her hang out in her apartment without the cage. when inej had an apartment, anyway. ]
Do you want to hold her? She doesn't bite.