They have a shared experience there. Obviously she knows it doesn't have to be that way, that a world can be safer for mothers and newborns, that both surviving and being well could be the norm- at least in some places.
But Jacob doesn't know that reality. For everyone who bears a child in his time, there is a high chance you will die, your child will die, or both will. Frankly, it's surprising he and Evie both lived after their mother died giving birth, but that was all thanks to his grandmother.
"Thank you." He says, and then, "No. They never have been practically kind." He raises his hand to the bridge of his nose, pinching at it to try and ease the pain that still flares sometimes from his eye. "But I don't expect kindness in this city. Not from our hosts, or the residents."
He won't say that the LIERS should be kind to each other. But it's implied. Especially now when they're discussing this contract. They need to be kind to each other, understanding. Supportive.
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But Jacob doesn't know that reality. For everyone who bears a child in his time, there is a high chance you will die, your child will die, or both will. Frankly, it's surprising he and Evie both lived after their mother died giving birth, but that was all thanks to his grandmother.
"Thank you." He says, and then, "No. They never have been practically kind." He raises his hand to the bridge of his nose, pinching at it to try and ease the pain that still flares sometimes from his eye. "But I don't expect kindness in this city. Not from our hosts, or the residents."
He won't say that the LIERS should be kind to each other. But it's implied. Especially now when they're discussing this contract. They need to be kind to each other, understanding. Supportive.