[ Muttered under her breath: ] Yeah, I'm sure that was a real chore.
[ Alina is not doing the greatest job in the world pretending like she isn't still sour on the idea of Mal and Zoya, especially in light of Zoya's comments about putting him on his back. Was that true? Does she want to know? She supposes it doesn't matter. Zoya and her frustratingly gorgeous glory is not here.
Also... It's not as if she acted like a nun at the Little Palace. Or that Mal is even hers to be possessive of. Alina mentally decides that she can have the General back for whatever world they want to rage, but that too is more generous than Alina is willing to be while stuck on this particularly petty streak.
More loudly, as if she is stubbornly forcing herself to move past it: ] You have a bit to rethink your strategy. I'm... [ She pauses, not wanting to worry him but she can't ignore it. ] I'm actually not very hungry right now anyway.
[ Which is an odd change. She doesn't miss the fact that she already feels herself slipping back into how her life used to be. Duller. Greyer. Quickly, she tries to assure him (and herself), ] I'm sure it's just the shock of adjustment.
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[ Alina is not doing the greatest job in the world pretending like she isn't still sour on the idea of Mal and Zoya, especially in light of Zoya's comments about putting him on his back. Was that true? Does she want to know? She supposes it doesn't matter. Zoya and her frustratingly gorgeous glory is not here.
Also... It's not as if she acted like a nun at the Little Palace. Or that Mal is even hers to be possessive of. Alina mentally decides that she can have the General back for whatever world they want to rage, but that too is more generous than Alina is willing to be while stuck on this particularly petty streak.
More loudly, as if she is stubbornly forcing herself to move past it: ] You have a bit to rethink your strategy. I'm... [ She pauses, not wanting to worry him but she can't ignore it. ] I'm actually not very hungry right now anyway.
[ Which is an odd change. She doesn't miss the fact that she already feels herself slipping back into how her life used to be. Duller. Greyer. Quickly, she tries to assure him (and herself), ] I'm sure it's just the shock of adjustment.