[ Well. This was a rather expected conclusion to things, wasn't it? Lakshmi insisted on spitting in the face of their hosts, and this was what she had received for her well-spent efforts.
Foolish woman. She does not approach the bars at first but observes her, pacing in her little cell like a caged tiger at the zoo. A sign of onsetting madness, they used to say.
No. She's not mad, not entirely. But Satya cannot comprehend her reasoning even now, even if it's clear Lakshmi has no desire to give her answers. Perhaps she fears she has none worthy to stand against logic and reason, and admitting them would only reveal how shaky the high ground she appears to stand on really is. ]
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Foolish woman. She does not approach the bars at first but observes her, pacing in her little cell like a caged tiger at the zoo. A sign of onsetting madness, they used to say.
No. She's not mad, not entirely. But Satya cannot comprehend her reasoning even now, even if it's clear Lakshmi has no desire to give her answers. Perhaps she fears she has none worthy to stand against logic and reason, and admitting them would only reveal how shaky the high ground she appears to stand on really is. ]