"I will not ask you if you thought I was dishonorable, or simply a fool," she says, ice tinkling off each syllable.
"But if I must be drawn into this conflict, I will ask you instead: why do you fear her so? I thought at first she had given offense, and that was no great surprise. I myself both give and take offense quite easily, I find."
"But it seems to me that although you say you do not want an enemy, you are determined to make her into one."
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Date: 2020-10-13 02:08 pm (UTC)"But if I must be drawn into this conflict, I will ask you instead: why do you fear her so? I thought at first she had given offense, and that was no great surprise. I myself both give and take offense quite easily, I find."
"But it seems to me that although you say you do not want an enemy, you are determined to make her into one."