[ She doesn't know what to expect, when Nari tells her that. Maybe that she had feelings for her brother, or Aiden. Maybe that she was secretly her favorite author, like Aiden. Maybe that she has some secret powers that'll change things back home. It's something she's always hoped for, deep down.
She doesn't even entertain the idea of... that. ]
I-- I don't remember that, [ she whispers. Because, god, she would have. She would have confessed right back to her. But she doesn't remember, and she certainly wouldn't have told Nari that.
It hurts. Mira bites her lip, hard, and she isn't sure if she tastes copper from that or the petals that spill from her lips as she coughs hard. ]
You... telling me that... or the lightning thing...
[ She could tell Nari. Maybe it would save her. But what difference would it make? It would only complicate things. ]
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She doesn't even entertain the idea of... that. ]
I-- I don't remember that, [ she whispers. Because, god, she would have. She would have confessed right back to her. But she doesn't remember, and she certainly wouldn't have told Nari that.
It hurts. Mira bites her lip, hard, and she isn't sure if she tastes copper from that or the petals that spill from her lips as she coughs hard. ]
You... telling me that... or the lightning thing...
[ She could tell Nari. Maybe it would save her. But what difference would it make? It would only complicate things. ]