[It's not something she's ever given much consideration, how much other people may or may not talk about her, but she adopts a thoughtful expression for a moment as she helps herself to another long sip of her tea. It's entirely possible that the tips of her ears turn a bit pink, but then again, it may just be a trick of the light.
She's not used to mattering to anyone in the right ways. She'd had a taste of it back home with Locke and Edgar and the others, but the Empire's relentless pursuit had made it difficult for her to fully understand and appreciate what she had gained. Here in Verens, she has nothing but time and freedom to do exactly that— along with whatever else she wants.
She lowers her cup, her fingers still curled around it and keeping it steady. It's a simple enough question, and yet the answer seems anything but.]
Coming here has given me the chance to experience so many things for the first time. I have friends— a family. I've been doing all I can to leave the past behind me, and to move forward with the idea that what's ahead matters much more, but it's been— hard. [Her face falls slightly.] I had nightmares before Brinndosi, too, but since then, it feels like I've been remembering more. Mostly things I'd rather not. I don't want... who I was or what was done to me to define me.
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[It's not something she's ever given much consideration, how much other people may or may not talk about her, but she adopts a thoughtful expression for a moment as she helps herself to another long sip of her tea. It's entirely possible that the tips of her ears turn a bit pink, but then again, it may just be a trick of the light.
She's not used to mattering to anyone in the right ways. She'd had a taste of it back home with Locke and Edgar and the others, but the Empire's relentless pursuit had made it difficult for her to fully understand and appreciate what she had gained. Here in Verens, she has nothing but time and freedom to do exactly that— along with whatever else she wants.
She lowers her cup, her fingers still curled around it and keeping it steady. It's a simple enough question, and yet the answer seems anything but.]
Coming here has given me the chance to experience so many things for the first time. I have friends— a family. I've been doing all I can to leave the past behind me, and to move forward with the idea that what's ahead matters much more, but it's been— hard. [Her face falls slightly.] I had nightmares before Brinndosi, too, but since then, it feels like I've been remembering more. Mostly things I'd rather not. I don't want... who I was or what was done to me to define me.