I'm not the only one
Who finds it hard to understand
The warmth of the building does little to settle Mallorie’s nerves, but Kiada’s apparent lack of concern is enough for Mallorie at this moment to relax. She doesn’t trust the building, but she feels she can trust this woman - that they may well be of a kind. At the very least, they seem to share certain sensibilities.
She looks around her, at the academy’s furnishings - grander than her own current residence - and is quietly impressed.
“It’s well put together, at least.”
She nods as Kiada explains the situation, and feels for the woman. Having to traipse from the academy to the tavern sounds like a nuisance at best.
“Sounds like you’re their keeper as much as their leader,” she says with a wry smile, “that’s a lot of responsibility.”
Mallorie probably could go for a drink right about now, though she’s hesitant to ask much more of Kiada. The grounders around them remind her just how much weight the young woman seems to be bearing on her shoulders. Commendably, she thinks, I’ve seen grown men cowed by less.
But she thinks about it and eventually nods ‘yes’.
“A drink wouldn’t go amiss.”
She looks around her, at the academy’s furnishings - grander than her own current residence - and is quietly impressed.
“It’s well put together, at least.”
She nods as Kiada explains the situation, and feels for the woman. Having to traipse from the academy to the tavern sounds like a nuisance at best.
“Sounds like you’re their keeper as much as their leader,” she says with a wry smile, “that’s a lot of responsibility.”
Mallorie probably could go for a drink right about now, though she’s hesitant to ask much more of Kiada. The grounders around them remind her just how much weight the young woman seems to be bearing on her shoulders. Commendably, she thinks, I’ve seen grown men cowed by less.
But she thinks about it and eventually nods ‘yes’.
“A drink wouldn’t go amiss.”
I'm not afraid of God
I am afraid of Man
MALLORIE
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