Ruby says it plainly, and it's about what Penny was expecting. She already knows Cinder was there, she already knows that a fight broke out, she already knows that Cinder wanted the Maiden powers more than anything, and she already knows that she's already tried to sacrifice herself to pass on the powers to a suitable candidate once already.
And yet she feels frozen in place, like if she moves again everything will fall apart. She had been frightened when she 'died' the first time - terrified, even - in the seconds before her weapons ripped her apart too thoroughly for her to feel anything at all. But there'd been a chance of recovery back then. But if they saved her from the virus that means she was human, and if she was human then it means that this time it was permanent. And...
Penny twists her fingers together, her gaze cast down. ]
My father-- he wasn't there, was he? He doesn't know?
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Ruby says it plainly, and it's about what Penny was expecting. She already knows Cinder was there, she already knows that a fight broke out, she already knows that Cinder wanted the Maiden powers more than anything, and she already knows that she's already tried to sacrifice herself to pass on the powers to a suitable candidate once already.
And yet she feels frozen in place, like if she moves again everything will fall apart. She had been frightened when she 'died' the first time - terrified, even - in the seconds before her weapons ripped her apart too thoroughly for her to feel anything at all. But there'd been a chance of recovery back then. But if they saved her from the virus that means she was human, and if she was human then it means that this time it was permanent. And...
Penny twists her fingers together, her gaze cast down. ]
My father-- he wasn't there, was he? He doesn't know?