"The question just becomes whether or not I can live with myself knowin' that I'm gonna be trainin' with people who don't bat an eye at someone bein' tortured for no real reason. Whether or not I can feel comfortable enough to want to train with them."
Valentina watched as I took another sip before she tilted her head as I added "Besides, you just said that this is an opportunity that so many others are always yearnin' for. You think people're gonna accept me comin' in from nowhere and gettin' into the Lucreiza Family? Think they won't talk 'bout why that might be?"
She reached for her cup and tapped her finger against the rim twice as she just stared at me like she always did, not giving away much at all as we both took another sip; the wine was making this rather worth it, honestly, because that burn was quite addicting...
