[ And an equally wry shrug. And, like she's reading off some career milestone: ]
Lawbreaker? You haven't any idea. I started with assault when I was thirteen and had graduated to high treason by fifteen.
[ Then, a little less facetiously: ]
I managed to make them think I was dead. Through luck more than cleverness. That was why I wanted to stay behind in London after all that - I was in a position where I could work to undermine the government in secret. But before then - yeah. You can be sure I didn't want to stay there.
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Lawbreaker? You haven't any idea. I started with assault when I was thirteen and had graduated to high treason by fifteen.
[ Then, a little less facetiously: ]
I managed to make them think I was dead. Through luck more than cleverness. That was why I wanted to stay behind in London after all that - I was in a position where I could work to undermine the government in secret. But before then - yeah. You can be sure I didn't want to stay there.