[ he seems to be okay, albeit nervous. anxious. but his comment causes a faint upturn of her lips into an amused smile, as she lays another layer of bandages against his skin. careful to not touch too much. ]
Heleen hated it, when I did that. [ as she smooths a light crease in the bandages, shifting her weight a little to loop another round. ] She made me wear anything loud enough to jingle so she could know where I was.
[ much to her fury, inej only learned how to adjust her weight to avoid any sound whatsoever. but she settles back a little bit, to continue her work, her tone shifting from amused to a little more somber. ]
I knew I would be safe with you; I had been watching you come and go. [ she tugs the bandages a little bit tighter, careful not to put too much pressure on the bruising, but making sure they were tight enough to stabilize the bruised ribs. ] You always said no whenever she offered to sell you a girl for an hour.
[ which made kaz different, at the very least. and far better than the other gang members that frequented the menagerie, though inej suspects the dregs avoided the brothel after inej joined. those who were stupid enough to say they partook in such things lost teeth, if they said so within her earshot. or, quite frankly, kaz's.
she wraps a last loop around him, smoothing the bandage neatly before tying it off, tucking it into another layer. and she smiles to herself, settling back onto sitting on the desk. ]
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Date: 2021-04-29 11:56 pm (UTC)Heleen hated it, when I did that. [ as she smooths a light crease in the bandages, shifting her weight a little to loop another round. ] She made me wear anything loud enough to jingle so she could know where I was.
[ much to her fury, inej only learned how to adjust her weight to avoid any sound whatsoever. but she settles back a little bit, to continue her work, her tone shifting from amused to a little more somber. ]
I knew I would be safe with you; I had been watching you come and go. [ she tugs the bandages a little bit tighter, careful not to put too much pressure on the bruising, but making sure they were tight enough to stabilize the bruised ribs. ] You always said no whenever she offered to sell you a girl for an hour.
[ which made kaz different, at the very least. and far better than the other gang members that frequented the menagerie, though inej suspects the dregs avoided the brothel after inej joined. those who were stupid enough to say they partook in such things lost teeth, if they said so within her earshot. or, quite frankly, kaz's.
she wraps a last loop around him, smoothing the bandage neatly before tying it off, tucking it into another layer. and she smiles to herself, settling back onto sitting on the desk. ]
Better? Or do you need more?