*Fiona*
The silence between us is heavy with everything Liora doesn't want to say, but I can see in her eyes that she is on the verge of telling me either because she's needed to talk about it for a long time or because she trusts me for some reason. Maybe that passing loyalty to Varek is a little less than passing.
"What?"
I lean on the windowsill. "The way you talk about him and his stubbornness about his plans…" I turn back and meet her gaze. "You make it sound like he's made plans you've had to just live with when you'd rather not. You might even hate them.”
She flinches and looks away.
"You're not good at hiding your bitterness now that I'm really listening."
Her lips twitch. "I have no idea what you want me to say, princess. But I have no reason to say it."
I shrug. "No, but I
