[Crap. Now Hunter was defending him, and it was going to take every ounce of Luz's strength not to scream at Hunter about what the Emperor REALLY wanted, what he thought about his "protege" dying. More and more, this secret burning a hole in her head was becoming painful, and knowing that Hunter actually cared about his "uncle" was heartbreaking.
But she couldn't blurt it out. She needed to tell Hunter the truth, and she couldn't do that by telling him what she learned when he still thought of her as "the human" or "the criminal." As far as she was concerned, she might as well have a twirly mustache and cackle evily about how much she was going to mess things up for the Emperor.
And the reality was so much worse].
You don't have to convince ME about how hard it is to be a witch, Hunter! I came to the Isles without a bile sac, remember? I know all about having to work harder, and feeling like you're never good or strong enough!
[And that feeling, she thought to herself, never really going away].
You died, Hunter. You. Died. The ONLY thing you need to concern yourself with is getting better. No one asks to get killed. Something bad happening to YOU shouldn't be a slight against him. The only thing that should be happening is you getting better! If you say one more thing about how you shouldn't have DIED, I'm going to sit on your head! I mean it!
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But she couldn't blurt it out. She needed to tell Hunter the truth, and she couldn't do that by telling him what she learned when he still thought of her as "the human" or "the criminal." As far as she was concerned, she might as well have a twirly mustache and cackle evily about how much she was going to mess things up for the Emperor.
And the reality was so much worse].
You don't have to convince ME about how hard it is to be a witch, Hunter! I came to the Isles without a bile sac, remember? I know all about having to work harder, and feeling like you're never good or strong enough!
[And that feeling, she thought to herself, never really going away].
You died, Hunter. You. Died. The ONLY thing you need to concern yourself with is getting better. No one asks to get killed. Something bad happening to YOU shouldn't be a slight against him. The only thing that should be happening is you getting better! If you say one more thing about how you shouldn't have DIED, I'm going to sit on your head! I mean it!