MARKED - Ow.

[aldersprig]

MARKED - 5.6

Nilien caught her breath and pulled herself slowly to her feet. Her knees were scraped, and her left ankle felt as if there were knives poking into it.

She checked herself over quickly; other than the blood on her knees and the general disheveled state of her clothes, she seemed okay. There were a couple rips in her bloud and one in her skirt, her palms were chafed, and her ankle looked swollen already. But she was still alive.

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[thnidu]

• There were a couple rips in her bloud
→ blouse

• Yes, and thus was not a sensible thing that you said, now was it?
> I'm having trouble parsing this. Is "thus" a typo for "this"?

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[aldersprig]

“I suggested it, thus it was not something you said.”

Implying that it WAS sensible, whereas the things she said or did were not.

[thnidu]

Ah, NOW I get it:

“But I think I need to learn how to remove spells first, all things considered.”

That may be the first sensible thing you’ve said all day.

“Hey, the trap was your idea!” She was pretty sure she could see a break in the trees ahead of her.

Yes, and thus was not a sensible thing that you said, now was it?