YOUR LOVE IS A PAINKILLER ; private

[Beatrice]

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[b]"I will. Maybe he'll give them a talking to. They need to learn a few manners." Beatrice furrowed her metaphorically eyebrows in concern after she had spoken. It was a another false action to make her words seem more sincere. She had never spoken to Pincher before, and while she didn't mind the idea of lying through her teeth to him, she would not just yet. She needed time to plant her roots in this group so that he would completely believer her. And then, perhaps the groups would begin to war. That meant fighting and death and easy soul collecting. She grinned in anticipation of that, but Lil would only see someone who was grateful to be healed.

She listened carefully to Lilypoise's words, though she already knew them by heart thanks to Eli and Lissa. It was still an interesting backstory, and each girl told it slightly different than the other. Nodding, she barked, "Well, it was good your family had you then. They're lucky. And I can understand having to fix siblings up too. I'm the oldest of ten younger brothers and sisters. I had to fix a lot." She returned Lil's gentle smile.

"I also used to be a human. I miss it and my family too... But I kind of ruined things for all of us. I threw a rock at a bluebird one day, and this woman -- this witch -- turned me and my whole family into bluebirds. I eventually helped us all become humans again, but the witch turned me into a dog not long after that, saying that I still owed her for my mistakes." A frown decorated her lips at that. In a few heartbeats, she realized she had suddenly explained most of her life story to Lil. Goodness, she had not meant to do that.