Mm-hmm. [ She listens, nodding in appreciation of the deep-seated salt. ] Spoken like a true Hadrielite. ... Hadrielian? I'm not sure we have a name for ourselves as a group. "Captives" usually covers it, though.

[ Cecily offers a thin smile, but one that commiserates. ]

I hope you don't get used to it. [ Comes the surprisingly gentle response. ] No one deserves what's happened here. [ And what will, undoubtedly, happen. ]