No ambiguity at all. No ambiguity, either, in the smile it surprises out of her. She has not always been so responsive to compliments - but then, they have not always been in such short supply as they are here, where it is really only Elia who compliments her genuinely without ulterior motive.
It would be enough to make her suspicious, from most. From him... something about his attitude does give it the ring of truth. He does not strike her as a man who is particularly prone to politics.
"What time it took you." She gestures to her bandaged arm. She is proud, but not so proud that she will deny the obvious. "Did I land any blow at all?"
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Date: 2023-11-22 03:36 am (UTC)It would be enough to make her suspicious, from most. From him... something about his attitude does give it the ring of truth. He does not strike her as a man who is particularly prone to politics.
"What time it took you." She gestures to her bandaged arm. She is proud, but not so proud that she will deny the obvious. "Did I land any blow at all?"