That makes it twice that Daisy had seen his utter ruin, the lack of control slipping through his fingers like sand and it grates against his pride. The part of him that is always in control, who never missteps or makes a mistake.
And this woman had seen it.
Twice.
In just a few days. With no way to make the mistake vanish, or disappear. Everything was easier in Ravka, when his word was law and the only one he had to listen to, was the king. And even there, the Darkling would twist the words and the nonsense in to something better suited for him.
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That makes it twice that Daisy had seen his utter ruin, the lack of control slipping through his fingers like sand and it grates against his pride. The part of him that is always in control, who never missteps or makes a mistake.
And this woman had seen it.
Twice.
In just a few days. With no way to make the mistake vanish, or disappear. Everything was easier in Ravka, when his word was law and the only one he had to listen to, was the king. And even there, the Darkling would twist the words and the nonsense in to something better suited for him.
He did not have that luxury here.]
You did good work. On the building.