[Ellie doesn't know his face immediately, which means he isn't one of the people of the Volary or related to them. He could be a Shrike, but she gets the feeling that one wouldn't approach her openly like this, especially not with that question.
Ellie's hands stir in her pockets, and she takes a second to really study his face, wondering if he recognizes her.
It's always a tossup -- it's been several years since her story was current, and Aerie always hungers for something new.]
Is anybody?
[It's a noncommittal, non-incriminating answer, the kind of doublespeak open to interpretation, coached and ingrained by her mentors and years of experience. But something in her tone and her eyes pushes it to more. There is a deep, ingrained anger here, a fire that's gone to embers, but never quite gone out.]
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Ellie's hands stir in her pockets, and she takes a second to really study his face, wondering if he recognizes her.
It's always a tossup -- it's been several years since her story was current, and Aerie always hungers for something new.]
Is anybody?
[It's a noncommittal, non-incriminating answer, the kind of doublespeak open to interpretation, coached and ingrained by her mentors and years of experience. But something in her tone and her eyes pushes it to more. There is a deep, ingrained anger here, a fire that's gone to embers, but never quite gone out.]