"Really? Because I'm--I'm so confused," she admitted, looking down at her lap. She was trying to not acknowledge her new wing arms, but she could still see them out of the corners of her eyes and they were terrifying. What did it mean about what she'd done and everything she'd thought she saw?

And there was the worry that Lily or Tomas would follow her here. She didn't know what she'd do if they did. Lily was an enigma, one which had fascinated and frightened Nina in equal measures and Tomas...she could still hear him asking what she did over and over again as the lights blinded her.

Nina looks startled at the other young woman's kindness and even more so after being told they were beautiful. "...you think so? Really?" All she'd ever wanted to be was perfect and beauty was part of that. "May I, ah. Ask how you've been changed?" She didn't want to offend, but she felt like she had to know. To know she wasn't alone.