[ it makes it worse. she hadn't wanted him to die by the time he had. before that, she'd been ready to kill him herself — but then she'd learned so much more about the hullen and khlyen had died still holding pieces of her hostage. still knowing things about her no one else knew.
she knows some of them, now. most of them, she hopes.
but that is all far in the future of the scene unfolding before them and she closes her eyes and lets bruce hold her for a moment. lets him protect her from this, or at least try, though she knows he can't. this already happened and no one came to her rescue then. ]
I want to get out of here.
[ she doesn't know how, but she doesn't want to hear any more screams. still, she's reluctant to move away. ]
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she knows some of them, now. most of them, she hopes.
but that is all far in the future of the scene unfolding before them and she closes her eyes and lets bruce hold her for a moment. lets him protect her from this, or at least try, though she knows he can't. this already happened and no one came to her rescue then. ]
I want to get out of here.
[ she doesn't know how, but she doesn't want to hear any more screams. still, she's reluctant to move away. ]