"She can walk?"
"Yes, sir."
"Can she run or climb?"
"I don't know, sir."
"But she could if she wanted to?"
"I suppose."
"So. You nursed that criminal back to the same state she was in the day before she was captured. I believe that was the very thing I told you not to do, Maira."
"Did you really think I'd listen? That poor girl needed help, and I was the one to do it. I don't care if her eyes look as if they would be more at home in a cat's face, she's still a little girl. She should be free to run and play."
"She's a criminal. Her running has been from the law, and her playing has been stealing valuable items."
Reesa was sitting up on her bed. The door to her room was slightly ajar, and she could hear every word of the conversation between Maira and Nehast, the captain of the City Guard. The way Maira spoke about her filled Reesa with a strange, warm feeling that she didn't understand. She couldn't remember feeling anything like it before in her entire life, but it felt so good. She leaned back as he argument continued, contented to know that Maira would fight for her in such a way.
"Yes, sir."
"Can she run or climb?"
"I don't know, sir."
"But she could if she wanted to?"
"I suppose."
"So. You nursed that criminal back to the same state she was in the day before she was captured. I believe that was the very thing I told you not to do, Maira."
"Did you really think I'd listen? That poor girl needed help, and I was the one to do it. I don't care if her eyes look as if they would be more at home in a cat's face, she's still a little girl. She should be free to run and play."
"She's a criminal. Her running has been from the law, and her playing has been stealing valuable items."
Reesa was sitting up on her bed. The door to her room was slightly ajar, and she could hear every word of the conversation between Maira and Nehast, the captain of the City Guard. The way Maira spoke about her filled Reesa with a strange, warm feeling that she didn't understand. She couldn't remember feeling anything like it before in her entire life, but it felt so good. She leaned back as he argument continued, contented to know that Maira would fight for her in such a way.