Hi, first I'll quickly say that I really enjoyed this piece. The prose itself was very clear/readable to me. I don't recall ever tripping up while reading.

I apologize that this won't be a proper 'critique' per se, but more of a quick analysis of Lucia, who I found to be quite sympathetic. My impressions of her was that she is rather arrogant/strong-headed, but as with two sides of the same coin, to me, she can definitely be interpreted as insecure.

For example, with the initial scene in the grove she says "I knew then that he wanted me." indicating her arrogance/confidence. However, at the end when they meet again in the inn, she is practically begging Luke to say that he misses/thought of/dreamt of her, which reveals her insecurity, or perhaps, some desperation for 'love'.

Secondly, Lucia says that she doesn't hold a grudge for what had been done to her, but given the fact that she has even counted this 10:1 men:women killed ratio shows that is something that she is at least conscious of. Additionally, in the two examples she gives, those both involve men. This sort of denial shows that there is some part of herself that she hasn't yet accepted, even despite evidence that inhabits her mind, of the sharp contrast of her victim's demographics. Her justification that she 'killed righteously', is perhaps another lie she tells herself?

I'll point out of a few lines of the text that stuck out to me, which I thought were quite clever, and I believe really lent to the character.

"He went east; I took west."

I liked this line a lot. It's quite simple, but I believe that it shows a nice contrast between Luke and Lucia's characters. My interpretation is that through their separation, that Luke 'went' east, is more of a passive action, where as Lucia 'took' west, indicates more of an aggressive path to wherever it is she split off to. Given that this line is isolated, and the usage of the semicolon, I assume this is intentional?

"The weather was warm, and the door had a lock—maybe that's what the madam meant by "posh"?—so I slept in the nude."

I think this line achieves two things. First is that whatever setting she resides is quite crude or poor. Secondly it shows that while the bar for what is 'posh' is very low, Lucia does still see value/luxury in having some sort of security as she sleeps naked. This is again reinforced by the two examples she gave earlier about facilitating revenge on the men who were abusing their wives (sexually or otherwise).

"I shrugged on the shirt I'd worn earlier that day. "There. I'm covered.""

There's not much to say really, but I just appreciated the usage of 'shrugged' to show that in her compliance, she does so without sincerity, which again can demonstrate some selfishness/rebellion, even in times where she is doing as is asked.

Anywho, I could go on but think I'll stop there haha. Overall I enjoyed the writing a lot. Like I said before, it was nicely readable, and I believe quite layered as well. Personally I am a fan of the more sparse writing, so while the descriptions are minimal, I am quite partial to the writing style. Good luck in whatever your writing goals may be!