She's practiced the name long enough for it to stop sounding practiced -- long enough for it to roll off her tongue completely naturally. Even so, she's a little proud of how easily it comes out. And it's not a lie, is it? That's who she is now.
"I only just came here. I... I didn't know, before."
Not strictly true. She had some idea for a long time, but her family did a good job of making sure she was too afraid to ever try using it until she had no other choice.
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She's practiced the name long enough for it to stop sounding practiced -- long enough for it to roll off her tongue completely naturally. Even so, she's a little proud of how easily it comes out. And it's not a lie, is it? That's who she is now.
"I only just came here. I... I didn't know, before."
Not strictly true. She had some idea for a long time, but her family did a good job of making sure she was too afraid to ever try using it until she had no other choice.