[ they've been here for three years. it seems unlikely. which suggests, instead, that matthias just needs something to do. she can't begrudge him that. this has been hard on all of them — the directionless lack of purpose. ]
You should meet my friend Mal. He's an excellent tracker. Except — Well, he isn't here. He's back in Ravka, probably, and with the First Army, so ... [ so if they met, they'd probably be fighting. some of her humor trains into a flat awareness of reality. ] And we haven't really spoken. So ... maybe not.
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[ they've been here for three years. it seems unlikely. which suggests, instead, that matthias just needs something to do. she can't begrudge him that. this has been hard on all of them — the directionless lack of purpose. ]
You should meet my friend Mal. He's an excellent tracker. Except — Well, he isn't here. He's back in Ravka, probably, and with the First Army, so ... [ so if they met, they'd probably be fighting. some of her humor trains into a flat awareness of reality. ] And we haven't really spoken. So ... maybe not.