[ 'specialized' and 'my' clue alina in. she's used to first army talk — 'we're heading south.' 'we're crossing the fold.' nina doesn't frame it that way. even if alina had never been one of them, the illusion of camaraderie was a thin blanket. mutual suffering, she'd tell herself, could run deeper than even the worst prejudices. it had never proved true, of course. not for most of the first army. not for anyone with any power. ]
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[ 'specialized' and 'my' clue alina in. she's used to first army talk — 'we're heading south.' 'we're crossing the fold.' nina doesn't frame it that way. even if alina had never been one of them, the illusion of camaraderie was a thin blanket. mutual suffering, she'd tell herself, could run deeper than even the worst prejudices. it had never proved true, of course. not for most of the first army. not for anyone with any power. ]