[ the contract is fine; the lawyer can have it, and shred it, as far as inej is concerned. and she is about to say so when what he says first catches up to her. the tone of disbelief.
what happened to her has been a game of survival for so long that she sometimes forgets how horrifying it is. it's just been . . . normal. surviving, and doing what it takes to survive, and living in this place.
the realization that she doesn't have to deal with that anymore is still sinking in. she doesn't need to go to the menagerie again. she can have the tattoo on her arm removed. she can sleep until noon and do whatever she pleases with her time, her money.
the scars remain, but healing can begin, now. it doesn't change how horrible the beginning was, though.
her steeled expression softens slightly before she reaches out to touch his arm gently, fingertips brushing along his sleeve. ]
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what happened to her has been a game of survival for so long that she sometimes forgets how horrifying it is. it's just been . . . normal. surviving, and doing what it takes to survive, and living in this place.
the realization that she doesn't have to deal with that anymore is still sinking in. she doesn't need to go to the menagerie again. she can have the tattoo on her arm removed. she can sleep until noon and do whatever she pleases with her time, her money.
the scars remain, but healing can begin, now. it doesn't change how horrible the beginning was, though.
her steeled expression softens slightly before she reaches out to touch his arm gently, fingertips brushing along his sleeve. ]
What do you want for dinner?