Yes. And the sooner the better. [She huffs softly, frowning at the tree she's inspecting as though it's done her grievous injury.] I worry that my friend Jayce--
[She's told Clara that she comes from wealth. But there's a difference between mere wealth and the vast fortune and power that the Kirammans have accumulated over the past two centuries. Talk of Jayce and fears of what the Council is doing in her absence may well lead to a discussion of her mother's position as one of the seven rulers of Piltover. And she doesn't want Clara to look at her the way everyone inevitably looks at the Kiramman girl, thinking her shallow and selfish or sheltered and foolish.
But they've known each other for a long time now, and Clara's been a good friend. It would be wonderful to have someone with whom she could speak freely.
And, so, speak freely she does, all of the fears that have been gnawing at her coming out in a rush.] He won't have any idea what's happened to me. And given that I was attacked before arriving here, and no doubt left behind nothing but a ransacked bathroom and a bloodstain... Jayce spoke of war the last time I saw him. If he suspected that I was murdered by someone from the undercity, he might start one. I fear when I return home the undercity will be suffering from more than starvation and homelessness.
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[She's told Clara that she comes from wealth. But there's a difference between mere wealth and the vast fortune and power that the Kirammans have accumulated over the past two centuries. Talk of Jayce and fears of what the Council is doing in her absence may well lead to a discussion of her mother's position as one of the seven rulers of Piltover. And she doesn't want Clara to look at her the way everyone inevitably looks at the Kiramman girl, thinking her shallow and selfish or sheltered and foolish.
But they've known each other for a long time now, and Clara's been a good friend. It would be wonderful to have someone with whom she could speak freely.
And, so, speak freely she does, all of the fears that have been gnawing at her coming out in a rush.] He won't have any idea what's happened to me. And given that I was attacked before arriving here, and no doubt left behind nothing but a ransacked bathroom and a bloodstain... Jayce spoke of war the last time I saw him. If he suspected that I was murdered by someone from the undercity, he might start one. I fear when I return home the undercity will be suffering from more than starvation and homelessness.
[Her scowl deepens.]
And Vi's back there now. Alone.