[ buffy quietly wonders why it was always the last second. rescue so rarely came in the minutes before hand. with a shiver of guts and spine, she remembered the tightening of large hands on stiff feathers and the beginnings of a twist.
and then a shot.
saved. who? someone from luceti? someone from another enclosure? one of the malnosso's soldiers? whoever he or she had been, she now feels a deep deep debt. ]
Nearly. The key word is nearly. [ and because she's in a mood to try and assuage her own self-doubt by bigging up others: ] Job well done on not losing it entirely.
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and then a shot.
saved. who? someone from luceti? someone from another enclosure? one of the malnosso's soldiers? whoever he or she had been, she now feels a deep deep debt. ]
Nearly. The key word is nearly. [ and because she's in a mood to try and assuage her own self-doubt by bigging up others: ] Job well done on not losing it entirely.