This is one of those things she can't talk someone out of, not without knowing them inside and out and how to twist the strings in the right direction. And frankly, she doesn't have a right to, other than she doesn't want another person she knows sailing off into nothing to either die of exposure or end up in some demon contract.
Better he does than stay here with you, still hisses in her skull, and that quashes any stray thoughts that are nothing but selfishness.
"...You need supplies, in case we're further out than you think. A way to keep the sun off. Water, something that's halfway edible. "
What help would there even be, when the entire town is here? Don't point that out.
"And a distraction when you make your move."
We, he says. You, she can't help but clarify. Even if she still wants to leave, still wishes she had said yes to Tayrey, just wants the small things that had almost become part of her usual life. A space of her own. Things that grow. Tasks to be done. Some actual fucking sleep again - when did she get so greedy for that last one.
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Better he does than stay here with you, still hisses in her skull, and that quashes any stray thoughts that are nothing but selfishness.
"...You need supplies, in case we're further out than you think. A way to keep the sun off. Water, something that's halfway edible. "
What help would there even be, when the entire town is here? Don't point that out.
"And a distraction when you make your move."
We, he says. You, she can't help but clarify. Even if she still wants to leave, still wishes she had said yes to Tayrey, just wants the small things that had almost become part of her usual life. A space of her own. Things that grow. Tasks to be done. Some actual fucking sleep again - when did she get so greedy for that last one.
Regardless.