[ oh. that . . . is a lot less bad than what she was imagining. though she supposes that doing something degrading like that would annoy kaz the most.
the thought still grates, an uncomfortable feeling working underneath her skin. but she owes the debt, and she can't just leave kaz with the proverbial bag. she needs to settle it, and make it right. getting kicked out would harm kaz more than just letting him take the fall.
so she draws in a breath, exhaling slowly as she looks back toward the city again. she can see the menagerie, from here.
it makes her sick. ]
I am not going to be held down and branded like an animal again.
[ she says after a long moment of silence, voice quiet. a soft agreement, to his offer, without saying the words. ]
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the thought still grates, an uncomfortable feeling working underneath her skin. but she owes the debt, and she can't just leave kaz with the proverbial bag. she needs to settle it, and make it right. getting kicked out would harm kaz more than just letting him take the fall.
so she draws in a breath, exhaling slowly as she looks back toward the city again. she can see the menagerie, from here.
it makes her sick. ]
I am not going to be held down and branded like an animal again.
[ she says after a long moment of silence, voice quiet. a soft agreement, to his offer, without saying the words. ]