[It's not entirely without his familiarities. Billie still hides her tattoos. Some Whalers had them. Not all. She wanted one when she was still a kid, excited that she found somewhere to belong, so she annoyed one of the elder assassins until he finally did it for her.
Speaking of that, she had absolutely no clue how to react. The memory of his banishment was still fresh, but now it was coming bck twofold.
She's known Daud long enough that if he says an injury wasn't important, it wasn't. Not until she could absolutely tell it was seriously affecting him. Then she would pester him about it. But for now, she drops it. Partly out of that old habit, and partly because she's still pretty damned dumbfounded--which she shows as she still looks at him, squarely, while he looks out to the docks.]
He said that you... [Outsider's eyes, how could she put this?] He said your fate was sealed.
[Speaking of the Outsider's eyes, that's who she was talking about.]
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Speaking of that, she had absolutely no clue how to react. The memory of his banishment was still fresh, but now it was coming bck twofold.
She's known Daud long enough that if he says an injury wasn't important, it wasn't. Not until she could absolutely tell it was seriously affecting him. Then she would pester him about it. But for now, she drops it. Partly out of that old habit, and partly because she's still pretty damned dumbfounded--which she shows as she still looks at him, squarely, while he looks out to the docks.]
He said that you... [Outsider's eyes, how could she put this?] He said your fate was sealed.
[Speaking of the Outsider's eyes, that's who she was talking about.]