"That is what I am afraid of," she says, with some relief at being taken seriously.
"She has been friendly where I was solitary, and kind where I was harsh, and gentle where I was brutal. She is beautiful. And so I fear she has more than half-seduced Gideon away from me, who I foolishly did not include in my plans from the start."
"If she is all she seems then... Fine. Good for Griddle." Her face gives the lie to this, but she goes on. "But the gentle invalid she pretends to be did not stab a man through the chest and seamlessly manipulate his corpse for weeks without a qualm."
If I am monster and a liar, at least I wear my monstrosity on my sleeve.
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"She has been friendly where I was solitary, and kind where I was harsh, and gentle where I was brutal. She is beautiful. And so I fear she has more than half-seduced Gideon away from me, who I foolishly did not include in my plans from the start."
"If she is all she seems then... Fine. Good for Griddle." Her face gives the lie to this, but she goes on. "But the gentle invalid she pretends to be did not stab a man through the chest and seamlessly manipulate his corpse for weeks without a qualm."
If I am monster and a liar, at least I wear my monstrosity on my sleeve.
"Murderer or not, she is not what she pretends."