[ They say impatience is a sin, and now that she knows why they say it.
The blade breaks her skin easily enough. A good blade, she thinks with a dark chuckle. Her laugh drags the blade further across her neck, and as much as it hurts, her humor doesn’t completely go away. ] Okay, okay, I get it. You really should get that temper checked out.
I just thought it’d make it easier on you. After all, you don’t know if I’m telling the truth… if you played along I would have been willing to guarantee that. Besides, death doesn't really make a good threat. Only the strong survive, and that's always been the truth for us. [ If John was the stronger of the two, then that was that. That's always been the principle of their people, even if they have gone a little soft over the years. ]
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The blade breaks her skin easily enough. A good blade, she thinks with a dark chuckle. Her laugh drags the blade further across her neck, and as much as it hurts, her humor doesn’t completely go away. ] Okay, okay, I get it. You really should get that temper checked out.
I just thought it’d make it easier on you. After all, you don’t know if I’m telling the truth… if you played along I would have been willing to guarantee that. Besides, death doesn't really make a good threat. Only the strong survive, and that's always been the truth for us. [ If John was the stronger of the two, then that was that. That's always been the principle of their people, even if they have gone a little soft over the years. ]