@eternlle said: ❝ are you always this clever? ❞
“ Yes. ” Her answer is quick and precise; Carina has never been one for false modesty, and she isn’t about to start now. Still, she pauses a moment afterwards, finally glancing at the young woman. “ Does that bother you? ” There have been plenty of people through the years who have believed her to be too intelligent and too bold for a woman, even amongst her peers. If this woman is among them, she has no desire to continue the conversation. “ You wouldn’t be the first, nor would you be the last. ”











