[If he wasn't already sprinting his way up, taking the stairs two and sometimes three at a time, that confirmation would have had him bolting. It isn't just the fact that this meant a cornerstone of their trip was gone. It's that it's Inej that went. Arguably the best of the lot, their pillar of morality among all the deeds they've done.
Kaz's person.
That's what made it hit the hardest.]
How long?
[It's the first and only thing to fly out of his mouth when he bounds into the room. Any act of casual ease wasn't making itself known here--there was nothing casual or easy about any of this.
But how long. How long had Inej been gone? How long had Kaz been sat up here alone wallowing in it?]
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Date: 2022-03-02 11:42 pm (UTC)Kaz's person.
That's what made it hit the hardest.]
How long?
[It's the first and only thing to fly out of his mouth when he bounds into the room. Any act of casual ease wasn't making itself known here--there was nothing casual or easy about any of this.
But how long. How long had Inej been gone? How long had Kaz been sat up here alone wallowing in it?]