The Silvered
“Words she set loose might go anywhere, so she had to choose those first words carefully. Hands over her face, as though to block the memory of the dangling pelt, she stared up at the piece of wall once again covering Leopald’s rathole and breathed out through the crack between her hands, Talk to me.
To me not to us. Her position meant she’d played more power games than the rest even if some of those games had been against Kirstin.
The wall fit snugly; Leopald might never hear her. He certainly ...wouldn’t if she didn’t try.
“Why?” Mouth partially covered by a napkin, Kirstin seemed to be listening to Stina’s low murmur of comfort, but her voice brushed past Danika’s ear.
“He likes to talk, we need information. Knowledge is power.”
Kirstin rubbed her thumb over the white lines the net had etched into her fingertips. “Power is power.”
Without the net, the five of them had power enough to free themselves and while they’d never used that power aggressively, Leopald had ensured they’d be willing to.MoreLess
To me not to us. Her position meant she’d played more power games than the rest even if some of those games had been against Kirstin.
The wall fit snugly; Leopald might never hear her. He certainly ...wouldn’t if she didn’t try.
“Why?” Mouth partially covered by a napkin, Kirstin seemed to be listening to Stina’s low murmur of comfort, but her voice brushed past Danika’s ear.
“He likes to talk, we need information. Knowledge is power.”
Kirstin rubbed her thumb over the white lines the net had etched into her fingertips. “Power is power.”
Without the net, the five of them had power enough to free themselves and while they’d never used that power aggressively, Leopald had ensured they’d be willing to.MoreLess
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