Shut up! I'm trying to figure this shit out, so stop it with the accurate-but-annoying comments!
[ Read: she's trying to cheat the system as much as she can. But with time and the poison effects ticking, they might only have time for one sacrifice, and it's better to be down a finger than her life. She watches Caren with growing impatience, and the moment the other woman mentions hesitating, she makes her decision. ]
... Whatever. If the honour student can fight with one arm, I can fight without a finger. [ She grabs the knife, then splays her hand out on the nearest root; wiggling the same finger as Caren did. ] This one, right? You're sure?
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[ Read: she's trying to cheat the system as much as she can. But with time and the poison effects ticking, they might only have time for one sacrifice, and it's better to be down a finger than her life. She watches Caren with growing impatience, and the moment the other woman mentions hesitating, she makes her decision. ]
... Whatever. If the honour student can fight with one arm, I can fight without a finger. [ She grabs the knife, then splays her hand out on the nearest root; wiggling the same finger as Caren did. ] This one, right? You're sure?