[ because that is a very specific frown, and inej extends her hand on the table, asking for him to take it again, as she sets her tea down on the table.
from what inej has seen of nikolai, he seems to at least care. the bar is admittedly low, for ravkan royalty, but he seems serious about changing things. it isn't as if inej has any real choice in the matter; she (and everyone else in ravka) really have no choice but to trust him. or have another revolution, which she isn't so sure the country could take.
at any rate, she runs her thumb along his fingers. ]
I need to take you to the capital, the next time you visit.
[ it would probably help put it into perspective. how the rich and wealthy (or, well, appearing rich and wealthy) in ravka live, versus the poor that live just outside the walls of os alta. inej's family had been poor, but were fortunate enough to have a house. it is small, and cramped, but it was at least a dignified home. some of the more rural farmers in the outer lands weren't so lucky.
and, her tone a bit dry: ]
Maybe King Nikolai would be up to having a spirited disagreement or two.
[ if he cared enough to hear the opinion of some nameless suli girl, anyway. the nikolai she has seen on television certainly seems like he would. ]
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[ because that is a very specific frown, and inej extends her hand on the table, asking for him to take it again, as she sets her tea down on the table.
from what inej has seen of nikolai, he seems to at least care. the bar is admittedly low, for ravkan royalty, but he seems serious about changing things. it isn't as if inej has any real choice in the matter; she (and everyone else in ravka) really have no choice but to trust him. or have another revolution, which she isn't so sure the country could take.
at any rate, she runs her thumb along his fingers. ]
I need to take you to the capital, the next time you visit.
[ it would probably help put it into perspective. how the rich and wealthy (or, well, appearing rich and wealthy) in ravka live, versus the poor that live just outside the walls of os alta. inej's family had been poor, but were fortunate enough to have a house. it is small, and cramped, but it was at least a dignified home. some of the more rural farmers in the outer lands weren't so lucky.
and, her tone a bit dry: ]
Maybe King Nikolai would be up to having a spirited disagreement or two.
[ if he cared enough to hear the opinion of some nameless suli girl, anyway. the nikolai she has seen on television certainly seems like he would. ]