No. [ bitterblue knows better than to deny a truth, to pretend that it is not there. she has seen what it does βbut this truth feels too much, too big. like some of the horrors leck had inflicted, facing it straight on can leave a person hollow.
she cannot afford to become hollow, to lose herself in the face of a truth like this. she has a responsibility to her people. ]
We have to go back. [ the "we" is unthinking. jamie isn't hers to command, nor is she responsible for him. he isn't one of hers, but he is here and he is kind and so she treats him as though he were. ]
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she cannot afford to become hollow, to lose herself in the face of a truth like this. she has a responsibility to her people. ]
We have to go back. [ the "we" is unthinking. jamie isn't hers to command, nor is she responsible for him. he isn't one of hers, but he is here and he is kind and so she treats him as though he were. ]