[ when she gets her phone back from cassian after a few hours of angry pacing and finding a few walls to punch holes into, she sends a message to alia with the book flipped to the pages where he had found the drawing of grace (which is, notably, not visible in the picture. ]
is there a significance to this particular part of the book?
[ she'd be more polite than this if the stakes were lower, maybe say hello. but. ]
[the locking of the question, the intensity of the question -- alia marvels at it quietly, wondering and curious. her investment is minute, moderate, at the moment, more intrigued than alarmed.]
All stories have significance, in all parts of them. If I were to draw attention to this place, it would be to how alone, unprotected, helpless our heroine is. How abandoned.
[ she'd only skimmed over the pages and wondered - hoped - she was missing context. when alia confirms her fears, max sits heavily on the edge of the bed, torn between anger and fear.
mostly, she just feels sick. ]
you talked to my fiancé about these books and he took them to heart. today the guy who's been messing with him made a threat against a friend of mine. he left it in this spot in the book.
[ she got her phone back and immediately sent this and a handful of other texts. she'd only responded to faith because she knew cassian had talked to her about the situation. ]
[ she debates for a moment whether or not to look, but decides against it for now. she's still angry enough that she may do something regrettable and she doesn't want to make things worse. ]
it's not a good idea for me to look right now. how's he acting towards the others?
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is there a significance to this particular part of the book?
[ she'd be more polite than this if the stakes were lower, maybe say hello. but. ]
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All stories have significance, in all parts of them.
If I were to draw attention to this place, it would be to how alone, unprotected, helpless our heroine is. How abandoned.
Why?
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mostly, she just feels sick. ]
you talked to my fiancé about these books and he took them to heart. today the guy who's been messing with him made a threat against a friend of mine. he left it in this spot in the book.
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Cassian and his vampiric adversary.
Ironic of him to choose to leave a message this way
What was his threat? How do you know it's against your friend?
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[ she got her phone back and immediately sent this and a handful of other texts. she'd only responded to faith because she knew cassian had talked to her about the situation. ]
was his name angelus?
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[alia can respect the need to move undetected, sometimes.]
He offers to make sketches of our fellows. It seems interesting timing, with your artistically-minded watcher, does it not?
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[ she debates for a moment whether or not to look, but decides against it for now. she's still angry enough that she may do something regrettable and she doesn't want to make things worse. ]
it's not a good idea for me to look right now. how's he acting towards the others?
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Unsettling.
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who asked for the picture?
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thank you, alia. was there anyone else he was doing that kind of thing to?
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[a pause.]
Ah, and your fiance.
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really.
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But it is not an alliance inured against his betrothed.
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i’ve got your back, too. in case that wasn’t clear before.