"I needed protection. As powerful as we might be, grisha aren't safe in Ketterdam. Many of them are from other countries, trying to find a better life. It's easy to get swept up in an indenture contract that they don't understand. It's legal slavery. I had no money, no friends, no resources. And I couldn't just leave-- someone was wrongfully imprisoned because of me, and I had to get him out. So I signed the contract that Kaz offered me, because it was better than I'd get anywhere else."
Nina sighed and pushed her hair back as she looked out the window. "At least my association with the Dregs would keep me safe. I could earn money to buy my way out of my contract, and I could keep trying to get Matthias out of Hellgate. And Kaz Brekker got a Heartrender."
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Date: 2018-12-08 08:06 pm (UTC)Nina sighed and pushed her hair back as she looked out the window. "At least my association with the Dregs would keep me safe. I could earn money to buy my way out of my contract, and I could keep trying to get Matthias out of Hellgate. And Kaz Brekker got a Heartrender."