[She lets him pull her in, finding the Contractor equivalent of comfort in his touch. She leans her head against his shoulder and inches closer.
Visitors can only stay a few days. She refuses. Having already seen the cracks made in him from the choice she made, she refuses to put him through that again. She'll find a way to stay here somehow. She slaughtered half a continent to protect her people; she will stop at nothing to protect him.
Their food arrives, and she begins eating quietly, methodically. Her attention isn't on her food, but on processing what she knows, brainstorming her next plan of action.]
action;
Visitors can only stay a few days. She refuses. Having already seen the cracks made in him from the choice she made, she refuses to put him through that again. She'll find a way to stay here somehow. She slaughtered half a continent to protect her people; she will stop at nothing to protect him.
Their food arrives, and she begins eating quietly, methodically. Her attention isn't on her food, but on processing what she knows, brainstorming her next plan of action.]