[Of course she crosses that line and reads the note.]
...
[Time to be petty!
Sheba brings a finger up to her mouth and bites down just enough to draw blood - then she dips her fingernail in it so that she can use the blood to cross out the "not" in "I am not a cruel host." She crosses out the "so" a moment later, scribbling in "but" just above it.
Now it reads: I am a cruel host, but I will allow you to leave from which you came in a very short while.
That's more accurate, she thinks.
That done, she gives another glance to the room, then retreats back the way she came to check on the guards' patrol - is the coast clear enough for her to make it to the bedroom?]
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[Time to be petty!
Sheba brings a finger up to her mouth and bites down just enough to draw blood - then she dips her fingernail in it so that she can use the blood to cross out the "not" in "I am not a cruel host." She crosses out the "so" a moment later, scribbling in "but" just above it.
Now it reads: I am a cruel host, but I will allow you to leave from which you came in a very short while.
That's more accurate, she thinks.
That done, she gives another glance to the room, then retreats back the way she came to check on the guards' patrol - is the coast clear enough for her to make it to the bedroom?]