Now she was thinking of both Valerie and Allison. The former, who was trying to live, and the latter, who had never gotten the chance. Julianna coughed quietly, covered her mouth with one hand.
"And the training program is different for everyone," she said in a muted voice. "Some girls are more receptive than others. Take to instruction as if they were born to it. That's not a negative thing. Perhaps it's why you've lived so long."
It was almost a compliment, and Julianna did them both the service of keeping her eyes on the trees. She'd eaten breakfast, but had skipped lunch to get some writing done before coming here. That meant something to eat would have to be procured soon.
"I don't suppose there's anything else you'd like to cover, is there?"
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Now she was thinking of both Valerie and Allison. The former, who was trying to live, and the latter, who had never gotten the chance. Julianna coughed quietly, covered her mouth with one hand.
"And the training program is different for everyone," she said in a muted voice. "Some girls are more receptive than others. Take to instruction as if they were born to it. That's not a negative thing. Perhaps it's why you've lived so long."
It was almost a compliment, and Julianna did them both the service of keeping her eyes on the trees. She'd eaten breakfast, but had skipped lunch to get some writing done before coming here. That meant something to eat would have to be procured soon.
"I don't suppose there's anything else you'd like to cover, is there?"