[ he stares at her, expectantly, and the expression causes an insult to rise again in her throat. he expects her to do this, for what? to salvage his pride?
she should just leave him in the hallway on his own.
but instead, she moves toward the wall, scanning the smooth steel surface. the vent about four or five feet above her head. and, before she moves, she says, curtly: ]
All because you failed to open a door.
[ and, with that, inej positions a foot against a seam that is invisible to anyone but her, and pushes herself up to grasp the doorframe, smoothly pulling herself up the wall. she nearly slips, once, but catches herself on another edge.
she won't ask kaz for help.
why she expected anything but kaz ruining her evening out of this walk was beyond her, but serves her right for anticipating anything else but aggravation. ]
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she should just leave him in the hallway on his own.
but instead, she moves toward the wall, scanning the smooth steel surface. the vent about four or five feet above her head. and, before she moves, she says, curtly: ]
All because you failed to open a door.
[ and, with that, inej positions a foot against a seam that is invisible to anyone but her, and pushes herself up to grasp the doorframe, smoothly pulling herself up the wall. she nearly slips, once, but catches herself on another edge.
she won't ask kaz for help.
why she expected anything but kaz ruining her evening out of this walk was beyond her, but serves her right for anticipating anything else but aggravation. ]