[ where he goes, she'll follow. if not permanently, then he'll know she's there when she can be. it's what she does.
but then he takes a step closer to her, parroting her words at her, and she lifts her chin in a hint of defiance. toward him? toward the city as a whole? yes. they'll find a way around all of it, but the part she instinctively feels he's asking about sends a coil of heat rushing through her. she's far too practiced to shift in place, but the urge is there, and she doesn't blink. ]
The Saints forgive. [ she knows that much is true, when it's out of their hands. the rest of it... ] And I'd have you if I could.
[ i will have you without armor, kaz brekker, or i will not have you at all. she knows he won't, that he can't. so she sacrifices herself rather than bring his fault to light. ]
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but then he takes a step closer to her, parroting her words at her, and she lifts her chin in a hint of defiance. toward him? toward the city as a whole? yes. they'll find a way around all of it, but the part she instinctively feels he's asking about sends a coil of heat rushing through her. she's far too practiced to shift in place, but the urge is there, and she doesn't blink. ]
The Saints forgive. [ she knows that much is true, when it's out of their hands. the rest of it... ] And I'd have you if I could.
[ i will have you without armor, kaz brekker, or i will not have you at all. she knows he won't, that he can't. so she sacrifices herself rather than bring his fault to light. ]