[h1][u]Ciara Ventura[/u][/h1]
[i][color=gray]Wingram, Library[/color][/i]
[@Nanaya]

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[quote=Gulliver]”What in the name of all holies do you believe yourself to be doing?”[/quote]

Ciara gritted her teeth, staring him down. He dared to question the fury in her soul. The righteous fury, completely justified in this moment.

[quote=Gulliver]“Maybe that really is the play here. You kill me, and someone somewhere gets real mad for a little while; that's probably worth it.”[/quote]

Ciara's eyes narrowed. Through her fury, playing like a flute in the back of her mind, a part of her ran a narrative that Gulliver wasn't Gulliver-ing. Was all of him a front? Was he a fake? Was he faking the fanciness all along?

Not enough of her cared in that moment to pursue the curious thoughts.

[quote=Gulliver] "If you really do believe in this 'two of me' thing, maybe the world only needs one, eh?”[/quote]

And he dared to press himself further onto her blade. Ciara snarled under her breath, knowing exactly what this was.

He was calling her bluff.

And here she was debating on killing him or not. Just finish her problems here and now. Silence one more voice that bought this Astra nonsense, and condemned people like her. 

Before she followed her eyes to the desk, where she knew a janitor was sitting at idly. How far would she really get if she let her anger play out like it wanted to?

Well. At least Gulliver had silenced himself on calling her an Umbralist. He wasn't playing with her on that front. Not pushing the line there.

She gripped the handle of the sword, glaring hot at Gulliver. Watching those devoid eyes of his, knowing that he already knew what she knew.

She wouldn't kill him.

Not like this.

With a huff, Ciara pulled the sword back, letting it drop into a shadowy hand as it moved to hover behind her. She glared at Gulliver before she picked up her book, turned on her heel, and stormed towards the front desk.

Deep breaths.

Before she placed the book on the desk, and said in a painfully calm voice, [b]“I'd like to check this out.”[/b]