Mila's jaw goes red from the bottom up and she does not look away, which is something Corvina notices and files away.

MilaEverybody I have met in two years has said it gently. You are the first person who has said it like a fact.

CorvinaIt is a fact. Gently does not change it and gentle people have been extremely unhelpful to you, which you already know.

There is a pause the length of a room. Then Mila sits down, because sitting down is not the same as agreeing.