Charlie was a very nice woman. True, she hadn't really gotten to interact with any other people in a while, but as a general rule, she had a lot of patience and was glad for company.
But this child's arrogance was prodding a nerve that really didn't need prodding. Pausing in what she was doing, she looked to Louise, doe eyes more than a little steely all of a sudden.
"Do you have a lot of experience with hunting and killing big game, sweetheart?" Maybe a little more curt than she wanted it to be, and maybe her voice was shaking a little.
"Because if you don't, maybe you should rethink running that mouth of yours. I've seen kids about your age meet terrible ends because they only thought they knew how survival worked."
The part that went unsaid was just WHO facilitated those terrible ends. She didn't want to think about that right now.
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But this child's arrogance was prodding a nerve that really didn't need prodding. Pausing in what she was doing, she looked to Louise, doe eyes more than a little steely all of a sudden.
"Do you have a lot of experience with hunting and killing big game, sweetheart?" Maybe a little more curt than she wanted it to be, and maybe her voice was shaking a little.
"Because if you don't, maybe you should rethink running that mouth of yours. I've seen kids about your age meet terrible ends because they only thought they knew how survival worked."
The part that went unsaid was just WHO facilitated those terrible ends. She didn't want to think about that right now.