He didn't understand, and she didn't know that he would even after she explained it. He was wraith and she was human - sometimes they were so alike, but right now they couldn't be more different.
"The problem is that nothing lasts," she said quietly, the anger being slowly replaced by anxiety and a deep sorrow that she felt to her bones. "You say that my place here is secured, but it's not. What if the queen decides she doesn't like me after all? She can change her mind at any minute, for any reason, and I'll have to go. Because that's how it works now. That's how things are for you, how they always have been. But to me... it's just strange. And frightening."
She took a deep, shaking breath and shook her head. "What I want is to not be afraid of losing my home again. But that's not going to happen." She turned away then, walking further into the room, stopping to lean heavily against the desk.
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"The problem is that nothing lasts," she said quietly, the anger being slowly replaced by anxiety and a deep sorrow that she felt to her bones. "You say that my place here is secured, but it's not. What if the queen decides she doesn't like me after all? She can change her mind at any minute, for any reason, and I'll have to go. Because that's how it works now. That's how things are for you, how they always have been. But to me... it's just strange. And frightening."
She took a deep, shaking breath and shook her head. "What I want is to not be afraid of losing my home again. But that's not going to happen." She turned away then, walking further into the room, stopping to lean heavily against the desk.