H-522: Cap Isle, Victory Hotel, Private Room
Raina breathes out slowly, drops her shoulders, lowers her hands to her sides, palms open.
“Because, I wanted to give you something. You’re angry, angrier than I expected, and it may make up for the deception – though I won’t apologise for that; consider it fair accounting. Though that wasn’t my original intention – I was hoping to gift it later in our talk, if things went well.”
She pauses briefly, continues.
“Because I trust my intuitions. I’ve had it a long time, and it’s not without sentimental value to me, but as I said, I’m gifting it because…
“I think it would be better with you.”
Lia takes a moment to process that info dump. Her head is tilted very fractionally to the side as she listens but there is no discernable emotion on her face.
Her fingers are gently running through the chain in her hands.
“So…”
She very carefully places the necklace back in the box after glancing at it once more. She replaces the lid and carries the box over to the table that is set with two chairs and places it down.
“… you want to talk.”
She pulls out a chair and sits down, smoothly crossing her legs as she faces Raina.
“Then let’s talk.”
She places a polite smile on her face and gives Raina an enquiring look.