[She notices that he gives her space, and for that, she's grateful. Thinking about her beautiful, happy mother as nothing but a body in the ground has fueled her hatred for most of her adult life. And with Thordak dead, she's had to redefine herself, learn to love more of those around her.]
Thank you. I took my pain and anger at the murder of my mother and my childhood home and fueled it into learning as much as I could about dragons. Until the day we took down the monster responsible.
[She gives him a wry smile.]
I couldn't move on and live my life until that part was laid to rest. The fact that we ended up doing so much more than that during our pursuit of Thordak is a bonus. And the timer is on the counter next to the fancy bread toaster.
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Date: 2024-02-16 06:20 pm (UTC)Thank you. I took my pain and anger at the murder of my mother and my childhood home and fueled it into learning as much as I could about dragons. Until the day we took down the monster responsible.
[She gives him a wry smile.]
I couldn't move on and live my life until that part was laid to rest. The fact that we ended up doing so much more than that during our pursuit of Thordak is a bonus. And the timer is on the counter next to the fancy bread toaster.
[She's got a specialty tea timer, what of it?]