Taking advantage of others, she said, and manipulation. It's hard not to wonder whether Dahlia herself is a victim or a perpetrator of those -- except that Cassandra knows all too well, down to her bones, how one can be both at once. And how difficult it can become to see anything else.
"I'll say good day, then." And she steps back, and slips out of the room.
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Date: 2024-07-28 04:30 pm (UTC)"I'll say good day, then." And she steps back, and slips out of the room.