[Breq opens her mouth to respond, closes it again. Lucretia clearly noticed her compromise between telling the truth and dodging the issue of her status. The sudden retraction is odd. She's sure her expression hadn't changed.
She takes advantage of the redirection anyway. It's far more interesting than wallowing in the old losses of a ship's ancillary.]
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She takes advantage of the redirection anyway. It's far more interesting than wallowing in the old losses of a ship's ancillary.]
A chronicler? What were you recording?