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his own broad foot lifted. he seemed to consider a moment, and then moved on to talk of why she had come. a slight tension chased the length of her slim jaw; of course he would not know. he had not been upon the mountain when she had arrived. "i was told i might find a husband here. but when i was brought to hydra, i found that i was given to pay a debt instead."

such still caused her tension, to smart within herself even though she had told this many times. it exhausted her still. kukutux did not mention that arcturus had rejected her, nor that jarilo was kind, if not reticent. what would this brother make of it, she wondered. 

jademint gaze settled upon the rain for a long moment, the boundaries of which seemed to escape words, and so she did not speak again, dreading whatever revui could possibly say in response to her admission.