Mister Hunter. [ she mightn't have named him at all, really, except fitz has been made well aware of the connection -- albeit not the connection's nature. ] He's got his share of bruises.

[ marks, tender places, perhaps even a wrenched shoulder where the guards had held him back. truth is, peggy had 'won' her particular beating because she'd mouthed off a day earlier. it wasn't the escape that earned her this injury but rather a flaring up of her righteousness 24 hours prior. ]

But, unlike yours truly, he can still get 'round unassisted.

[ she's relieved. as difficult as she's been, as ungrateful as she's seemed, she understands that it could have been worse. ]

He did try and warn me. [ why can't she say this to rip, though? why can't she own up to her hubris when he's in earshot? ] I didn't listen.