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[wraithes]

[ inej has no love lost for ravka. it hasn't ever seen her, or her people. most ravkans wouldn't consider inej ravkan to begin with, and that suits her just fine. she could give half a damn what ravka thinks of her. ravka didn't fight to save her from the slavers. and ravka didn't listen to her people's pleas for safety during their wars. and ravka certainly didn't give a damn when the fold tore through her people's lands.

but alina doesn't necessarily have it so easy. to just forsake ravka as a country.

so: ]

If I gave up on every thing or every person that has hurt me, I would have nothing.

[ how many times has she gotten into it with kaz in the years since he found her at the menagerie? all the fighting and anger and jagged pieces running along one another, just to wind up where they are now. but even with him, there had to be a line. she couldn't continue pouring her heart into something that wasn't going to give her love in return. ]

Most things are worth saving, and fighting for.
If nothing else, the people of Ravka deserve saving.
Most of them just want to be free.

[ freedom from war, or enslavement, of poverty. freedom to move throughout their country, freedom to live without fear. that's worth fighting for. and maybe, once those things are secured, true peace can come. but until all of ravka's jagged edges are made whole, there will be no peace. and inej won't fight for something that won't fight for her. ]

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that's all i ever wanted. to be free.

[ That is not necessarily compatible with being a saint, but she cannot put herself above all those who need her. ]

we have that chance now, at least.
so... a pet?

[wraithes]

[ it's a bizarre thought to her, that someone who is so revered and beloved doesn't feel she's free. but inej supposes that that much is true . . . every ravkan diplomat and politician, fighting to own sankta alina's light. how suffocating, and horrible.

just further proof that the country isn't worth it, to inej. but the people usually are.

inej lets it drop, for now. but she tucks that thought away. ]

A pet.
Are you free now?

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i am.

[ Free in more ways than one, Alina thinks. For now. ]

shall i meet you at your apartment?

[wraithes]

Good.

[ on all counts. freedom is a precious thing. ]

And sure.
Kaz went to explore the department store.

[ which inej is certain he will both love and hate, but he's not around at the moment. perfect time to have guests. and also sneak a bird into the house. ]

[solmate]

i'll see you soon.