( it's now, finally, does binah take in this bold dreamer well within her sights. an appraisal done with dull eyes and measured interest. how many like her has she met in her first life? )

And you're confident enough in your strength to stand against the currents, child?

( it's funny how the same set of words could infer something drastic. what would've clearly been a gauntlet thrown in challenge before is nothing more than a question now. it could always be read into, of course, it's not like she would stop her one way or the other. )

That your silent allies possess much of the same?