[ her retort is quick, sharp and a little wounded, like the expression in her eyes. ]
That's rubbish — you know it's not beyond my scope, as a magic user, like you know very well that I face dangerous situations on a near-nightly basis.
[ and whether he's saying these things because he doesn't want her around, or he doesn't trust her, or for some other reason — whatever it is, it stings, even if it shouldn't. ]
...You said I wasn't like Roderick Burgess.
[ and she'd wanted more than anything to believe him. ]
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[ her retort is quick, sharp and a little wounded, like the expression in her eyes. ]
That's rubbish — you know it's not beyond my scope, as a magic user, like you know very well that I face dangerous situations on a near-nightly basis.
[ and whether he's saying these things because he doesn't want her around, or he doesn't trust her, or for some other reason — whatever it is, it stings, even if it shouldn't. ]
...You said I wasn't like Roderick Burgess.
[ and she'd wanted more than anything to believe him. ]