Even now, even broken and hurting and more than a little ashamed, Thressali does not regret [[until|joining]] the Contingency.

//The River-climbers did not truly know their stars to love — and she could not [[could|love]] them, either, for her eyes were fogged shut and she could not see to meet them (**she could not help it, though she blinked and blinked and blinked**).//