"Then we move sooner," Lilith said, her voice carrying that calm certainty that didn't leave room for doubt.
"We will not sit still just because a calendar told us to." Her eyes sharpened slightly as she added, "But we won't be baited either.
If something tries to make us run without giving us a reason stronger than fear, we stay where we are."
Liliana pushed herself upright, shifting from where she'd been sitting cross-legged to resting back on her heels.
She stretched her arms out slowly, her movements drawing out the lines of her body, revealing the curve of her hips and the shape of her waist.
"I hate that you're right," she muttered, though the faint curve of her mouth made it clear she didn't really hate it at all. "I hate that patience is part of courage."
"It's most of it," Lilith replied without missing a beat.
They fell quiet after that, but this time the silence didn't feel heavy. It was the comfortable kind, where no one felt the need to fill it.
