( Another woman, of course. That is what they all say, before they make attempt against her, all the same. She has learned, has Anui, that men are entirely wedded to their appetites. That they will never rise above their base urges — to own, to fuck, to kill.
Only Matthias plays his game. )
Matthias, he only came after. Spoke to my man, they say. ( A shrug, slow. As if it nearly does not impact her, for all it lead her life to its ruin. ) He never met my son in Ke-Waihu. And my son... died. Of course, Matthias... you ask, surely, you must mean — if he raised my son from the dead?
( Here, her shrill laughter seems almost pleased, at long last triumphant. ) No. He cannot steal from Ke-Sanwon. The volcano held my son.
no subject
( Another woman, of course. That is what they all say, before they make attempt against her, all the same. She has learned, has Anui, that men are entirely wedded to their appetites. That they will never rise above their base urges — to own, to fuck, to kill.
Only Matthias plays his game. )
Matthias, he only came after. Spoke to my man, they say. ( A shrug, slow. As if it nearly does not impact her, for all it lead her life to its ruin. ) He never met my son in Ke-Waihu. And my son... died. Of course, Matthias... you ask, surely, you must mean — if he raised my son from the dead?
( Here, her shrill laughter seems almost pleased, at long last triumphant. ) No. He cannot steal from Ke-Sanwon. The volcano held my son.
( ...as far as she knows, he never survived. )