[A few years ago, her sword might have been her answer as he continues insulting her in every way, now saying even her efforts aren't enough when they've consumed her for many hundreds of years now. She is not someone who leaves off thinking about a thing.
Or perhaps what she resents is the very fact she hadn't been able to stop it - though some would say managing to save this many and bring them to safety was a feat in itself.
He is no one to her, though, and has no right to diminish her. It takes the patience she's learned in these years of solitude not to throw him from the palace as it is.]
I don't live to your expectations. I live for myself. [Her voice is sharp.] Remember it.
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Or perhaps what she resents is the very fact she hadn't been able to stop it - though some would say managing to save this many and bring them to safety was a feat in itself.
He is no one to her, though, and has no right to diminish her. It takes the patience she's learned in these years of solitude not to throw him from the palace as it is.]
I don't live to your expectations. I live for myself. [Her voice is sharp.] Remember it.