[ what does she think of this place? too much, is the first thing that comes to mind; too bright. the glitz and glamor embodies everything she doesn't like, everything that she had tried to escape as a child, only to be brought back into again because a merchant thought she could make him even wealthier than he already was.
it's a little sickening—she's seen all kinds of gruesome injuries in her lifetime, but it doesn't make her stomach churn nearly as much as this entire place does. ]
It's very fine, [ is what she settles on. ] Too fine, I think.
[ there's a moment where she looks like she wants to say more, as if debating with herself whether she should elaborate or not. honesty wins in the end— ]
We're in the middle of a war back home, you see. There isn't much left in many parts of the country, so it's a little jarring to see all of this finery... and to be surrounded by it.
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[ what does she think of this place? too much, is the first thing that comes to mind; too bright. the glitz and glamor embodies everything she doesn't like, everything that she had tried to escape as a child, only to be brought back into again because a merchant thought she could make him even wealthier than he already was.
it's a little sickening—she's seen all kinds of gruesome injuries in her lifetime, but it doesn't make her stomach churn nearly as much as this entire place does. ]
It's very fine, [ is what she settles on. ] Too fine, I think.
[ there's a moment where she looks like she wants to say more, as if debating with herself whether she should elaborate or not. honesty wins in the end— ]
We're in the middle of a war back home, you see. There isn't much left in many parts of the country, so it's a little jarring to see all of this finery... and to be surrounded by it.