[ She didn't ask to be bought and sold. Judging from the little she's told him, she hadn't known much Kerch at all when she arrived. Certainly not enough to understand a contract.
Even if she had, it had been confusingly written. Purposely made to sound enticing or fair when it was the exact opposite. Heleen would have owned her for years and Inej would not have ever been able to dig herself out. Not until Heleen decided she was no longer useful—which he doesn't even want to think about. Because it's repulsive, first and foremost. But also because this is Inej, who he's found he cares deeply for. ]
Look at me. [ He tilts his head, trying to catch her gaze. ] I'd hunt down every single person who hurt you and dump them in the harbor if I could get away with it.
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[ She didn't ask to be bought and sold. Judging from the little she's told him, she hadn't known much Kerch at all when she arrived. Certainly not enough to understand a contract.
Even if she had, it had been confusingly written. Purposely made to sound enticing or fair when it was the exact opposite. Heleen would have owned her for years and Inej would not have ever been able to dig herself out. Not until Heleen decided she was no longer useful—which he doesn't even want to think about. Because it's repulsive, first and foremost. But also because this is Inej, who he's found he cares deeply for. ]
Look at me. [ He tilts his head, trying to catch her gaze. ] I'd hunt down every single person who hurt you and dump them in the harbor if I could get away with it.