[She scowls and withdraws her hand a little more roughly than she should once he lets go of it.]
Me being who I am guarantees the future. The fact that you, of all people, are denying that is what makes you a sentimental fool.
[She looks at the shattered mirror, idly reaching out to trace over one of the loose shards hanging from the upper frame.]
There's... someone. He's been... a useful ally to me, ever since I came to this place. And the place I was before, the city. He was-
[She tugs lightly at the shard of glass, angling it so that she can look at her own amber eyes in the reflection.]
He was kind to me. Even when I gave him no reason, he... helped me. When I was hurt. Whenever I needed him. He's the most loyal... friend... I've ever had.
[When she says the word 'friend,' she glances at the ground, hiding her face. She suddenly swipes the shard out of the mirror and lets it fall to the ground, though it's too small to break on impact.]
I broke his leg and tried to kill him. No reason. No gain. No motive.
[She turns back toward Aang, irritably wiping the tears from her eyes in a vain attempt to hide them.]
When I became a Noctaere, that's the first thing I did. I hurt somebody who never once hurt me, who did everything he could to help me, for no reason. With nothing to gain. With no provocation. That's what I am.
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Me being who I am guarantees the future. The fact that you, of all people, are denying that is what makes you a sentimental fool.
[She looks at the shattered mirror, idly reaching out to trace over one of the loose shards hanging from the upper frame.]
There's... someone. He's been... a useful ally to me, ever since I came to this place. And the place I was before, the city. He was-
[She tugs lightly at the shard of glass, angling it so that she can look at her own amber eyes in the reflection.]
He was kind to me. Even when I gave him no reason, he... helped me. When I was hurt. Whenever I needed him. He's the most loyal... friend... I've ever had.
[When she says the word 'friend,' she glances at the ground, hiding her face. She suddenly swipes the shard out of the mirror and lets it fall to the ground, though it's too small to break on impact.]
I broke his leg and tried to kill him. No reason. No gain. No motive.
[She turns back toward Aang, irritably wiping the tears from her eyes in a vain attempt to hide them.]
When I became a Noctaere, that's the first thing I did. I hurt somebody who never once hurt me, who did everything he could to help me, for no reason. With nothing to gain. With no provocation. That's what I am.