[How still she goes betrays as much as any other reaction could; her expression just shut down completely, except for the tension in her jaw, and unseen, her hands curl into fists.
She doesn't know what to say, because all she can think about is Murray's hands on her arms, the way Sionis talked to her, like a threat. But she needs to say something, otherwise she thinks she might drown in the silence.]
Don't need prisoners to kill them.
[The men who fuck little girls, in London or otherwise. She will kill them herself, she realizes, if she got her hands on them.
It's not a threat, not against Nikolai, but it was the first words that came to mind, a reassurance to herself that there are ways she can stop men hurting children. Maybe she should care about Bruce's rules, but one thing she's never regretted is finding out that her dad killed Murray, regardless of his reasons for it. There are some people who shouldn't be left alive.]
it's okay :c but yeah those warnings are... still here
She doesn't know what to say, because all she can think about is Murray's hands on her arms, the way Sionis talked to her, like a threat. But she needs to say something, otherwise she thinks she might drown in the silence.]
Don't need prisoners to kill them.
[The men who fuck little girls, in London or otherwise. She will kill them herself, she realizes, if she got her hands on them.
It's not a threat, not against Nikolai, but it was the first words that came to mind, a reassurance to herself that there are ways she can stop men hurting children. Maybe she should care about Bruce's rules, but one thing she's never regretted is finding out that her dad killed Murray, regardless of his reasons for it. There are some people who shouldn't be left alive.]