[ alina doesn't point out that it seems unlikely that the townspeople could make ianthe do anything. that she is stronger than all of them combined, that she is a saint, and that a dog is a dog, and ianthe wasn't in her right mind.
she needs to process things herself, first. decide what it means that ianthe was not in her right mind, and how that changes how alina feels about what she'd done to her. what it means that ianthe is ready to accept her punishment despite this, instead of fighting it.
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[ alina doesn't point out that it seems unlikely that the townspeople could make ianthe do anything. that she is stronger than all of them combined, that she is a saint, and that a dog is a dog, and ianthe wasn't in her right mind.
she needs to process things herself, first. decide what it means that ianthe was not in her right mind, and how that changes how alina feels about what she'd done to her. what it means that ianthe is ready to accept her punishment despite this, instead of fighting it.
so this is what she focuses on instead. test. ]