It showed. Zhi'd her own demons, but she'd never faced them alone. Never contemplated them. Never ever tried to look them in the face.
"Then ye know 'bout Melkire."
She didn't even need to say it. She should have changed the focus, should have searched for something that would make him squirm. Should have tested, probed, anything. But if she did -- he might stop talking. He might sit there, quiet, for once shielded against any action she might take. He might leave her alone with her thoughts.
Zhavi never wanted to be alone.
Ever.
"Then ye know 'bout Melkire."
She didn't even need to say it. She should have changed the focus, should have searched for something that would make him squirm. Should have tested, probed, anything. But if she did -- he might stop talking. He might sit there, quiet, for once shielded against any action she might take. He might leave her alone with her thoughts.
Zhavi never wanted to be alone.
Ever.
