[She fidgets with a feather in her hands, running her fingers along the spine to straighten it out as she takes a moment to figure out how to answer.]
There is not much for me to return to, and even if there was, my world is far less desirable than this one. [A bitterness edges into her voice.] There are no kings to rule over me, nor are there games of men to play for them. I can choose how I live my own life here. And I have.
[There are some days where she finds herself still learning how to do so, but she's getting better at it!]
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[She fidgets with a feather in her hands, running her fingers along the spine to straighten it out as she takes a moment to figure out how to answer.]
There is not much for me to return to, and even if there was, my world is far less desirable than this one. [A bitterness edges into her voice.] There are no kings to rule over me, nor are there games of men to play for them. I can choose how I live my own life here. And I have.
[There are some days where she finds herself still learning how to do so, but she's getting better at it!]