This wasn't what she expected to hear. Tayrey takes a moment to think, to analyse.
'Some of them are complicit. No telling how many, but it's not just the ones who enjoy hunting down anyone who tries to leave. We wouldn't want those among us. Those that aren't complicit are... fragile. I'm not faulting them for that. Anyone trapped here long enough would be. I'm saying I don't think they'd last long on that ship before our captor discards them into the Nothing. The very worst class of hell, if you want to put it that way.'
Her hands clench into fists. 'There's a Tradeline captain here, Erin. Or ex-captain, or...' she shakes her head. How to explain that? That Tayrey feels a duty to her. That taking her to the Serena Eterna isn't in anyone's best interest, given her condition. That Tayrey is coping better here so far, because of Captain Sinclair, because hired guards and cameras and a petty tyrant are easier to comprehend, easier to stand up to than djinn magic, because nobody is calling Number 2 their friend.
oh no! try to take it easy afterwards, that sucks
'Some of them are complicit. No telling how many, but it's not just the ones who enjoy hunting down anyone who tries to leave. We wouldn't want those among us. Those that aren't complicit are... fragile. I'm not faulting them for that. Anyone trapped here long enough would be. I'm saying I don't think they'd last long on that ship before our captor discards them into the Nothing. The very worst class of hell, if you want to put it that way.'
Her hands clench into fists. 'There's a Tradeline captain here, Erin. Or ex-captain, or...' she shakes her head. How to explain that? That Tayrey feels a duty to her. That taking her to the Serena Eterna isn't in anyone's best interest, given her condition. That Tayrey is coping better here so far, because of Captain Sinclair, because hired guards and cameras and a petty tyrant are easier to comprehend, easier to stand up to than djinn magic, because nobody is calling Number 2 their friend.