There are cultural tensions, and Ravka has not been very kind to my people.

[ with a shrug of her shoulder as she sips her tea. it manifests itself in odd ways, and inej admittedly hadn't been used to being back in ravka again. kerch isn't exactly diverse, but ketterdam has people coming and going. ravka is so massive that there tends to be pockets of people spread throughout, and port cities like os kervo see the most traffic. it doesn't stop the mild frustration that stems from the fact that inej is one of the only suli people in her classes. which is annoying, especially when discussing her own culture.

hence spirited disagreements, she supposes. ]

But hopefully that will soon change, with the new leadership . . . but vestiges of it still remain. People are slow to learn new things, I think. But it will get better.

[ sooner, hopefully, rather than later. the new king seems earnest to fix the sins of his family's past. they shall see. ]