[She guesses that's the topic of conversation she most dislikes: he's set to leave. Now, or two months from now, or a year from now, he's going to leave. She's going to grow addicted to the peace and the comfort of this city, to the friendships and the lack of people torturing her or hurting her, but he'll hang onto that civic duty of his and follow his sister out no matter when.
It's a horrible thing to have to think about, because of ...reasons.]
Course I know that. [Quietly, her eyes on the sky even if she's aware he's looking at her. She runs her hand gently down Nike's back.] But she's already left once. It doesn't tell me anything.
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It's a horrible thing to have to think about, because of ...reasons.]
Course I know that. [Quietly, her eyes on the sky even if she's aware he's looking at her. She runs her hand gently down Nike's back.] But she's already left once. It doesn't tell me anything.