So, Botan had to bounce from her original master and is now stuck working for her master’s uncle, the merchant man. She tells herself that this is just an act. “I’m just undercover,” she says. “It’s all for the mission!” Yeah, right. Her “mission”
This “gilded cage” is one she kinda walked into herself! She thought she could play with fire without getting burned. But now, her brain and are in a full-on civil war. She’s trying to play it cool, but her trueself says the otherwise.
She keeps insisting, “My heart’s not in it! I’m just faking it ‘til I make it!” Is she truly in control, or is she just lying to herself on a professional level? She’s stuck between a rock and a hard place specifically, between her boss and a guy who pays the bills. Can she keep her head in it?
