[ she's not put off. if anything, it's a comfort, after all kirigan's lies. at least nina is honest about what she's doing. she isn't pretending not to have these skills. she doesn't hide what she is.
what ivan did, that was terrifying. but nina ... from what alina can see, she has a softer touch. while she doesn't doubt that every grisha heartrender is prepared to crush a fjerdan soldier's insides if they need to, it's pretty obvious that nina wouldn't go straight to that option, either. ]
I haven't made very much progress with my own power. Enough to dazzle the King and Queen, but they're not exactly ... [ the almost pitying expression on her face seems to suggest that the lantsov line may, in fact, be incredibly simple on the whole.
and now, alina realizes, nina has helped her. they're bonded, too. it prompts an awkwardly timed follow-up question: ] Did you learn from Baghra?
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[ she's not put off. if anything, it's a comfort, after all kirigan's lies. at least nina is honest about what she's doing. she isn't pretending not to have these skills. she doesn't hide what she is.
what ivan did, that was terrifying. but nina ... from what alina can see, she has a softer touch. while she doesn't doubt that every grisha heartrender is prepared to crush a fjerdan soldier's insides if they need to, it's pretty obvious that nina wouldn't go straight to that option, either. ]
I haven't made very much progress with my own power. Enough to dazzle the King and Queen, but they're not exactly ... [ the almost pitying expression on her face seems to suggest that the lantsov line may, in fact, be incredibly simple on the whole.
and now, alina realizes, nina has helped her. they're bonded, too. it prompts an awkwardly timed follow-up question: ] Did you learn from Baghra?