Captive Moon
““She’ll heal. But she was stabbed a number of times and will probably have scars.”
Margo walked closer and wrapped her arms around her body, smelling worried. “Are you going to tell her?”
He adjusted the blankets to cover Tahira’s shoulders and then stood. He looked down at Margo until her gaze rose to meet his. “Tell her what? That she killed a man? She knows. It’s not that the human side disappears when the animal takes over. We’re aware of our actions, but they don’t really … matter ...in the heat of the moment. Those men were trying to kill us, and she reacted as any animal would. I can’t fault her.”
He turned and walked toward the window, pulling them open to let in the bright sunshine. He had to flick his sensitive eyes away from the brilliant reflection off the snow. “There’s a point in each Sazi life where we have to deal with this, Margo. The Hayalet are no different. Animals don’t regret.MoreLess
Margo walked closer and wrapped her arms around her body, smelling worried. “Are you going to tell her?”
He adjusted the blankets to cover Tahira’s shoulders and then stood. He looked down at Margo until her gaze rose to meet his. “Tell her what? That she killed a man? She knows. It’s not that the human side disappears when the animal takes over. We’re aware of our actions, but they don’t really … matter ...in the heat of the moment. Those men were trying to kill us, and she reacted as any animal would. I can’t fault her.”
He turned and walked toward the window, pulling them open to let in the bright sunshine. He had to flick his sensitive eyes away from the brilliant reflection off the snow. “There’s a point in each Sazi life where we have to deal with this, Margo. The Hayalet are no different. Animals don’t regret.MoreLess
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