She might have abandoned them. Stolen the raid suit (and what a prize, if so). That might even have lead to her death, possibly, as he can't imagine the Germa king would take kindly to such a betrayal. Especially as she's one of their own - he can see it surely, now. The curled eyebrow could have been style, could have been coincidence, but no, she's one of their actual family, isn't she? So the past tense might only be because she died.
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She might have abandoned them. Stolen the raid suit (and what a prize, if so). That might even have lead to her death, possibly, as he can't imagine the Germa king would take kindly to such a betrayal. Especially as she's one of their own - he can see it surely, now. The curled eyebrow could have been style, could have been coincidence, but no, she's one of their actual family, isn't she? So the past tense might only be because she died.