Snippet #1075367

Amunet had dutifully followed Kit into the dining room and sat down to eat. The salad was fresh and unlike anything she had ever tasted. Even after she had healed from the disease, she'd only been eating what she could find, and that kind of food had never been tasty. It was even worse now that her senses were elevated. What been bad before had become completely unbearable, but this salad was so delicious, she almost couldn't take it. When Kit asked her why she had come, Amunet took her time to answer, taking another bite before setting her fork down to explain. She didn't want to frighten Kit or make her regret letting Amunet in, so Amunet decided to be cautious with her words.

"Kit," she began softly, "I am positive you lost someone special to you because of this dreadful disease, didn't you?" Amunet paused but quickly began to speak again, before she lost her courage. "I lost my twin sister...She was everything to me. We have always been orphans, always living on our own, always just the two of us. Sometimes, I even think we are not two different people, that we were just the same person born into two different bodies...When I lost her..." Amuent paused again, this time because she became choked with emotion. She tried to hide it by taking a sip of water to gain her composure. She didn't know if Kit noticed, but she continued anyway, knowing she had to finish before she lost it.

"When I lost her, I lost part of myself," she explained, "And I lost part of myself because of that dreadful disease. For now, I am going to train myself. I will familiarize myself with my new body and new senses. When I feel I am ready, well...I'm going to find the ones responsible for the disease." Amunet's voice was shaking now, this time with anger. How dare those people destroy everything for so many people?! Amunet picked up her fork and began to eat again, using the action to calm herself down. There was no use getting worked up. It wouldn't help her, and it certainly wouldn't help Isis. In fact, it would harm her by maybe causing Kit to dislike her. She truly hoped that wouldn't happen. She liked the girl. She didn't want to lose a friend, no matter how new the friendship was.