Do you love him?"
Deryn swallowed, then pointed at the screen. "He makes me feel like that. Like flying."
"Then, you have to tell him."
"I told you, I kissed him!"
"It's hardly the same. I kissed you, after all. That wasn't love, Mr. Sharp."
"Aye, and what exactly was it?"
"Curiosity." Lilit smiled. "And as I said, you're quite a dashing boy."
"But I'm pretty sure Alek doesn't want a dashing boy!"
"You can't be sure until you ask."
Deryn shook her head. "You were raised to throw bombs. I wasn't."
"Were you raised to wear trousers and be a soldier?
Deryn swallowed, then pointed at the screen. "He makes me feel like that. Like flying."
"Then, you have to tell him."
"I told you, I kissed him!"
"It's hardly the same. I kissed you, after all. That wasn't love, Mr. Sharp."
"Aye, and what exactly was it?"
"Curiosity." Lilit smiled. "And as I said, you're quite a dashing boy."
"But I'm pretty sure Alek doesn't want a dashing boy!"
"You can't be sure until you ask."
Deryn shook her head. "You were raised to throw bombs. I wasn't."
"Were you raised to wear trousers and be a soldier?
( Scott Westerfeld )
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