[ Claire hears him coming and keeps her back turned, not wary of him, not tense. Just sad and showing her age in the sag of her shoulders. Some days she feels all 250 of them. At his question, Claire closes her eyes. ]
I didn't get to name her. Jamie was in prison and I was nearly dead. The Sisters named her Faith.
[ She doesn't say the name with any bitterness, it's the name of her daughter, but there is a look that suggests it, a twist to her lips. 'Have faith.' What was she supposed to hold onto after that? She was alone for it all; she only had faith that she wanted to be as dead as her daughter. Taking a deep breath, Claire clears her throat and glances up at Sandor. ]
You know more about me now than anyone here.
[ Even John; she knows herself and she knows without a doubt she has never once spoken to him of Faith or what happened to Jamie. She says this so that he knows he has her trust at least in this: she would never tell his story on his behalf, and she would rather no one hear her story from anyone but her. Not that she can see herself delving into it deeply. ]
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I didn't get to name her. Jamie was in prison and I was nearly dead. The Sisters named her Faith.
[ She doesn't say the name with any bitterness, it's the name of her daughter, but there is a look that suggests it, a twist to her lips. 'Have faith.' What was she supposed to hold onto after that? She was alone for it all; she only had faith that she wanted to be as dead as her daughter. Taking a deep breath, Claire clears her throat and glances up at Sandor. ]
You know more about me now than anyone here.
[ Even John; she knows herself and she knows without a doubt she has never once spoken to him of Faith or what happened to Jamie. She says this so that he knows he has her trust at least in this: she would never tell his story on his behalf, and she would rather no one hear her story from anyone but her. Not that she can see herself delving into it deeply. ]