Sonia lets out a little laugh, her body slackening by fractions, finally starting to properly relax against Byerly.
"She probably wouldn't have, if it makes you feel any better. She's gotten that way. Not hard, just -- mm. Unmoving." Sometimes it's bizarre, thinking about who Olivia had used to be all those years ago, and who she is now. And Sonia, who's...hardly changed at all. She pulls her mind away from that, looking for another happy memory to focus on.
"I always loved coming here in the summer. Beta's sort of the same year round, but Barrayaran summers -- " She breathes in deep and lets out a satisfied hum. "I didn't see the ocean for the first time until I was five or so. Best summer of my life, I think."
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"She probably wouldn't have, if it makes you feel any better. She's gotten that way. Not hard, just -- mm. Unmoving." Sometimes it's bizarre, thinking about who Olivia had used to be all those years ago, and who she is now. And Sonia, who's...hardly changed at all. She pulls her mind away from that, looking for another happy memory to focus on.
"I always loved coming here in the summer. Beta's sort of the same year round, but Barrayaran summers -- " She breathes in deep and lets out a satisfied hum. "I didn't see the ocean for the first time until I was five or so. Best summer of my life, I think."