"I never think that way," he admits, and they both know it. "Though if I'm honest, it's because they have never presented themselves as a truth as it does now."
Would his brother still be alive if he had been Grisha? Perhaps, but he never had that chance as a child. Would Inej be dead if she had been born Grisha? Also perhaps, but thankfully they only have magic here. She's right, because those thoughts did them no benefit and it was why he avoided such things.
He watches her closely. He always has. It's why he knows those movements, that turn of her head, and can read so many more words into what she is saying that Inej has said with words.
"Perhaps it's been given to you as a means of continuing as you have." To honor them though he doesn't say it. Of course, it benefits him if she learns more and he's learning how little it harms him to acknowledge her belief even if he'll never hold it.
"The way I see it is they've stripped me of my money, my holdings, and my reputation. Magic is the very least I can learn to balance all of that out."
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Would his brother still be alive if he had been Grisha? Perhaps, but he never had that chance as a child. Would Inej be dead if she had been born Grisha? Also perhaps, but thankfully they only have magic here. She's right, because those thoughts did them no benefit and it was why he avoided such things.
He watches her closely. He always has. It's why he knows those movements, that turn of her head, and can read so many more words into what she is saying that Inej has said with words.
"Perhaps it's been given to you as a means of continuing as you have." To honor them though he doesn't say it. Of course, it benefits him if she learns more and he's learning how little it harms him to acknowledge her belief even if he'll never hold it.
"The way I see it is they've stripped me of my money, my holdings, and my reputation. Magic is the very least I can learn to balance all of that out."