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flustered as she was, satsu heard the man's reply as a dismissal, and her feelings flared, exacerbated in to something heady and fierce she did not understand.
rising partly from supine, her voice raised with an unsteady, girlish cut.
what can i do when his every concern fixates on you, your absence keeps him distracted and we can all see it.
teeth clench and she feels a breath whistle through them. her tongue is heavy. satsu wonders if this is what jealousy feels like.
i can't do everything.
plan a wedding, plan a siege, protect her people, ascend a throne, become a god, keep something of herself - why was all of this her doing?