[He should be well aware of the fact that Raven would most assuredly shove him over a cliff if he tried to sugarcoat stuff for her benefit. She knows how cruel the world can be, yes; she knew how cruel the Ark's governance could be, how vile the Guard, how dysfunctional the black market dealers. (A woman's body never stops being currency, apparently, not even in myths.)
She laughs a bitter little laugh,] You guessed right - I guess that does it for me. [She shrugs, like the sentence has been dictated.] I don't like this Athena bitch anymore. [And that's that. Raven Reyes, taking the side of the disgruntled women of all his stories.]
action;
She laughs a bitter little laugh,] You guessed right - I guess that does it for me. [She shrugs, like the sentence has been dictated.] I don't like this Athena bitch anymore. [And that's that. Raven Reyes, taking the side of the disgruntled women of all his stories.]