[ Her relief is visible, an almost tangible thing to know that Mal is okay. Maybe not totally fine but when have they ever had the luxury of being totally fine.
And then her jaw works, defiant and defensive. She swallows hard as if holding back a protest. Not one that butts up against the fact that it was her idea, no. Her protest is against the idea that given their circumstances, they had any choice but try and run.
Her knuckles tighten on the iron bars, her guilt obvious and plain on her face. It's her fault. It's always her fault. Who even lit the lantern on the skiff that day anyway? Maybe the Volcra wouldn't have even stormed the skiff if she hadn't forced her unit onto it.
Her head dips, shoulders slumping. ]
We were only going to look for an hour or so. If we couldn't find a way out we were going to come right back.
[ A fine idea in practice. Terrible in execution, but if he's already visited Mal then she doesn't need to explain that anymore. ]
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And then her jaw works, defiant and defensive. She swallows hard as if holding back a protest. Not one that butts up against the fact that it was her idea, no. Her protest is against the idea that given their circumstances, they had any choice but try and run.
Her knuckles tighten on the iron bars, her guilt obvious and plain on her face. It's her fault. It's always her fault. Who even lit the lantern on the skiff that day anyway? Maybe the Volcra wouldn't have even stormed the skiff if she hadn't forced her unit onto it.
Her head dips, shoulders slumping. ]
We were only going to look for an hour or so. If we couldn't find a way out we were going to come right back.
[ A fine idea in practice. Terrible in execution, but if he's already visited Mal then she doesn't need to explain that anymore. ]