She stirred sugar into her tea delicately as she weighed the words in her head. Her mind was still a treacherous place, and it often felt like she was perched precariously on the blade of a sword: danger on either side of her, while clinging to sanity sliced her to shreds.
"I was keeping you safe," she said finally. "All throughout Europe, I've been watching you. Always staying two steps ahead of you, making sure you didn't stumble into anything you couldn't handle. There are experiments out there-" Not just the super-soldiers in Siberia; she'd heard rumours of others, of the scientists delving into different areas. Nothing concrete, but she was positive there were creations out there that might even cause a super-soldier some difficulty.
She took a thick slice of bread and some cheese and set to with very little delicacy. She was hungry; she hadn't lied about that. And having her mouth full made it harder to answer questions, which was a definite plus.
"I'm not their creature anymore." The words were quiet, but firm, and she held his gaze as she said it. She didn't know who or what she was, but she was very much adamant about that.
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"I was keeping you safe," she said finally. "All throughout Europe, I've been watching you. Always staying two steps ahead of you, making sure you didn't stumble into anything you couldn't handle. There are experiments out there-" Not just the super-soldiers in Siberia; she'd heard rumours of others, of the scientists delving into different areas. Nothing concrete, but she was positive there were creations out there that might even cause a super-soldier some difficulty.
She took a thick slice of bread and some cheese and set to with very little delicacy. She was hungry; she hadn't lied about that. And having her mouth full made it harder to answer questions, which was a definite plus.
"I'm not their creature anymore." The words were quiet, but firm, and she held his gaze as she said it. She didn't know who or what she was, but she was very much adamant about that.