This story arc (and chapter 31 in particular, just so you’re on your toes) may be triggering to survivors of abuse (particularly being held somewhere against one’s will). If this (or anything else mentioned in the fic’s Ao3 tags) is a sensitive subject for you, now would be a good time to read the traditional way so you can skip over any particularly rough parts

Word Of The Day: “Purchase” - means “buy” of course, but this chapter uses another, less common meaning: “support; stability” (think “perch”)

https://archiveofourown.org/works/7161263/chapters/16676251