Time to Look in the Mirror

Desponia · 10-11-2022, 08:22 PM

There was a part of her that bristled a little at several of the insinuations her half-sister made, the implications of what Desponia might or might not know about their family, in particular, drew her ire but she kept it from showing. Their mother had taught her a great deal many things, had taught her much about their customs and culture and she didn't like the idea that her sister might think she knew more than she did but it wasn't the time nor the place to fight that notion. She was being given an olive branch and suspicious as she was Desponia knew better than to look a gift horse in the mouth, still she didn't respond right away, letting herself think. She did not mind making Manea wait if she had to.

Desponia's first instinct was to take her freedom and run, to say goodbye to her damnable half-sister and her whole damnable family... But rationally she knew she had nowhere to go. She'd spent her whole life running, looking over her shoulder, and then the worst had happened anyways... It left her with very little to go running back to if her sister's promise was real... Besides, she did agree it was better for her to keep her family close, though she doubted she thought that for the same sentimental reasons Manea did... Easier to keep track of this way. Finally, she nodded simply, accepting her sister's words for now at least.

"A fighter is fine by me." It was a simple answer and a true one. She certainly didn't consider herself a brute in the way of many fighters but she also wasn't ashamed of her skill. As for the rest, a home, protection, family. Well they'd see in time if that ever actually panned out, Desponia certainly didn't expect it to but a place to return to... That sounded nice, and she hadn't had that in a long while.

"Speech"

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