[She has never done anything wrong or inconvenient in her entire life.]
[Ianthe, on the other hand, is deeply problematic. Right now she's especially so, because Harrow is pretty sure she's telling the truth, and Ianthe being wholly genuine makes her skin crawl. She's painfully aware that her fellow Lyctor is the only lifeline she has here, and—]
[It's tempting, isn't it. To be able to actually talk.]
You really want to do this. [As though it's some monumental task — well, to Harrow, it is.] Then I will try. But I really can't promise anything interesting. Nothing happens in the Ninth House. That is very much the point.
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[Ianthe, on the other hand, is deeply problematic. Right now she's especially so, because Harrow is pretty sure she's telling the truth, and Ianthe being wholly genuine makes her skin crawl. She's painfully aware that her fellow Lyctor is the only lifeline she has here, and—]
[It's tempting, isn't it. To be able to actually talk.]
You really want to do this. [As though it's some monumental task — well, to Harrow, it is.] Then I will try. But I really can't promise anything interesting. Nothing happens in the Ninth House. That is very much the point.