[She sits forward abruptly, but the movement is smooth. The pages get dropped beside her so her hands can curl around the edge of the bed.]
People are not fair. People are selfish. It's a fact of life. Being selfless is for idiots. It gets you used. It gets you killed. And then you're as important to those you did it for as yesterday's trash.
[She's not shouting but she's intense with emotion. Hurt. Disappointment. Rage. And there's so much of it she can't mask it's depth. This stems deeper than the Emperor playing fast and loose with her feelings.]
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[She sits forward abruptly, but the movement is smooth. The pages get dropped beside her so her hands can curl around the edge of the bed.]
People are not fair. People are selfish. It's a fact of life. Being selfless is for idiots. It gets you used. It gets you killed. And then you're as important to those you did it for as yesterday's trash.
[She's not shouting but she's intense with emotion. Hurt. Disappointment. Rage. And there's so much of it she can't mask it's depth. This stems deeper than the Emperor playing fast and loose with her feelings.]