[With one look, Klaus offers her more than anyone else in this place had dared to before. He didn't want to smother her fire, he approved of it and there was much to be said for receiving that kind of silent recognition, when most of your life, even before coming to Wonderland, you'd been in an ongoing state of being put in your place.
Rose straightens a little, almost as if she has to show that she's worthy of it, to prove to him that this isn't born from a desire to throw the world around them into chaos but because it matters. It matters far more than the everyday goings on that people content themselves with. She'd never been a believer in accepting things because that's just the way they are. Without somebody to challenge the status quo, nothing will ever change.]
A price that some might be willing to pay. [Given what was at stake, anyway. Rose was accustomed to the idea of paying a high price for the sake of duty and belief. When your whole life revolved around putting the lives of others ahead of your own, personal sacrifice didn't seem as costly as it should.]
Ten months. [Ten, very long, very frustrating months.]
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Rose straightens a little, almost as if she has to show that she's worthy of it, to prove to him that this isn't born from a desire to throw the world around them into chaos but because it matters. It matters far more than the everyday goings on that people content themselves with. She'd never been a believer in accepting things because that's just the way they are. Without somebody to challenge the status quo, nothing will ever change.]
A price that some might be willing to pay. [Given what was at stake, anyway. Rose was accustomed to the idea of paying a high price for the sake of duty and belief. When your whole life revolved around putting the lives of others ahead of your own, personal sacrifice didn't seem as costly as it should.]
Ten months. [Ten, very long, very frustrating months.]