[She's actually mildly surprised, rather than skeptical. She can't remember ever hearing about witches outside of children's stories, but it's not like magic didn't exist. She was intimately familiar with it, and the things Emil could do would put even the most powerful fairy tale witch to shame. Hearing that witches were some kind of governing body here?
Well. About as unexpected as stumbling through a goddamn mirror, she guesses.]
Right. Of course. Witches.
[What the fuck is this place? She grits her teeth and sets her mouth into a hard line. Why the hell does he have to keep calling her out like that? She's used to sleeping outside, so it's not like not having a place to stay would be the worst thing, but arguing that seems pretty pointless right now.]
... fine.
[No 'thank you,' just 'fine.']
I'll hear them out, but they can't seriously expect people to just trust them about all of this shit. Protection, guidance, a place to stay— that all sounds good, but nobody would give all that shit away for free unless there was something in it for them.
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[She's actually mildly surprised, rather than skeptical. She can't remember ever hearing about witches outside of children's stories, but it's not like magic didn't exist. She was intimately familiar with it, and the things Emil could do would put even the most powerful fairy tale witch to shame. Hearing that witches were some kind of governing body here?
Well. About as unexpected as stumbling through a goddamn mirror, she guesses.]
Right. Of course. Witches.
[What the fuck is this place? She grits her teeth and sets her mouth into a hard line. Why the hell does he have to keep calling her out like that? She's used to sleeping outside, so it's not like not having a place to stay would be the worst thing, but arguing that seems pretty pointless right now.]
... fine.
[No 'thank you,' just 'fine.']
I'll hear them out, but they can't seriously expect people to just trust them about all of this shit. Protection, guidance, a place to stay— that all sounds good, but nobody would give all that shit away for free unless there was something in it for them.