[ probably a good thing that he doesn't, even if it means depriving dutch of the opportunity to make some quip about how much he seems to like holding her hand.
(her own comfort is the first thing khlyen stripped from her, the first thing he taught her to ignore. there used to be a time when killing was a discomfort, when it would make her cry, sob, beg and plead. she's no longer the child she had been when khlyen made her kill for the first time.
killing and torture still discomfort her, but it's the kind of thing she's learned to ignore. he didn't train you to be weak when it counts.) ]
Ten minutes walking, if you can keep up.
[ fifteen at a more leisurely pace. there's a challenge in those words, but also a question. she'd been dehydrated and drugged up to the gills when she'd first arrived. who knows how he's faring? ]
no subject
(her own comfort is the first thing khlyen stripped from her, the first thing he taught her to ignore. there used to be a time when killing was a discomfort, when it would make her cry, sob, beg and plead. she's no longer the child she had been when khlyen made her kill for the first time.
killing and torture still discomfort her, but it's the kind of thing she's learned to ignore. he didn't train you to be weak when it counts.) ]
Ten minutes walking, if you can keep up.
[ fifteen at a more leisurely pace. there's a challenge in those words, but also a question. she'd been dehydrated and drugged up to the gills when she'd first arrived. who knows how he's faring? ]