She bends down to select one of the stones lying near their feet, stands, and slings it side-arm out over the water. It skips twice and sinks. "I don't know how much Harrow told you about what it was like before Canaan House, but I've been a thorn in the side of the Ninth my whole life. Literally since I was born. The Marshal of the Ninth and I...we never saw eye to eye. I spent a lot of time locked up in my cell to think about what I'd done."
She bends to pick up another stone, but doesn't throw it right away. She turns it over between her fingers, marveling at its smoothness.
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Date: 2020-11-04 07:06 pm (UTC)She bends down to select one of the stones lying near their feet, stands, and slings it side-arm out over the water. It skips twice and sinks. "I don't know how much Harrow told you about what it was like before Canaan House, but I've been a thorn in the side of the Ninth my whole life. Literally since I was born. The Marshal of the Ninth and I...we never saw eye to eye. I spent a lot of time locked up in my cell to think about what I'd done."
She bends to pick up another stone, but doesn't throw it right away. She turns it over between her fingers, marveling at its smoothness.
"Honestly, it was usually Harrow punishing me."