"What you deserve's between you and Aunt Lucinda's God, but all I know is you helped Luke and me tonight, and you've been nothing but nice, and you can't stop my worrying about you. Besides, even if you're a complete --" and there was her mother's native tongue again. "-- no one deserves to own a sentient being and do... that." What she saw earlier. "But if you say it was consensual, I'll try to shut up about it. For Now." And she takes the handkerchief to stop the tears, and takes a heavy breath.
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