[ That gets a wide-eyed look of disbelief, but that Martel is not saying this himself and is making, instead, an example, stops her from arguing it. She has not taken full leave of her senses.
Her gaze falls on the bundled sticks, mouth pinching, before she relaxes enough to unfold her arms and go to take them from him. ]
It is they that do not understand it. Or see it, or believe it, or think they can do anything about it.
[ But these words are grumbled rather than wielded as argument. There is still a certain stormy shadow in her eyes, but that's the thing about losing one's temper: something does get lost, leaving you more tired than you began, energy run its course. ]
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Her gaze falls on the bundled sticks, mouth pinching, before she relaxes enough to unfold her arms and go to take them from him. ]
It is they that do not understand it. Or see it, or believe it, or think they can do anything about it.
[ But these words are grumbled rather than wielded as argument. There is still a certain stormy shadow in her eyes, but that's the thing about losing one's temper: something does get lost, leaving you more tired than you began, energy run its course. ]