What? No. [ alina shakes her head, that same frantic look she'd had in the field on the road to os alta. ] I — [ and she feels foolish indeed now as she admits, ] ... I was afraid you would.
[ she's spared that confession by the sound of something thudding. the earth rumbles around them and the dome of shadow seems to rattle, ready to give. alina looks up wildly. then she grabs kirigan's arm. her eyes fix stubbornly on his. ]
Don't. Don't try to fight it. Please. I — [ she hates saying this. she hates how small she feels. ] I gave up my life for Ravka. My friends. [ there are tears in her eyes. even being here, somewhere new and frightening, she's doing that for her country, her people. with no genya, no baghra, none of whatever small comforts the little palace had made for her. ] You're all I have left. [ her grip tightens. ] It can't have you.
[ there's no need to fear, apparently. this truth is enough. it grows very quiet outside the shield of shadow. quiet enough that a whisper is a shout. but alina looks suspicious, still frantic, fearful. it must just be lying in wait. ]
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[ she's spared that confession by the sound of something thudding. the earth rumbles around them and the dome of shadow seems to rattle, ready to give. alina looks up wildly. then she grabs kirigan's arm. her eyes fix stubbornly on his. ]
Don't. Don't try to fight it. Please. I — [ she hates saying this. she hates how small she feels. ] I gave up my life for Ravka. My friends. [ there are tears in her eyes. even being here, somewhere new and frightening, she's doing that for her country, her people. with no genya, no baghra, none of whatever small comforts the little palace had made for her. ] You're all I have left. [ her grip tightens. ] It can't have you.
[ there's no need to fear, apparently. this truth is enough. it grows very quiet outside the shield of shadow. quiet enough that a whisper is a shout. but alina looks suspicious, still frantic, fearful. it must just be lying in wait. ]