[How pathetic it is, that she has not yet walked away. She should have gone long before this, before she let her mouth run away with her, when he'd first insulted her by claiming what he had, but now she's still here and... and she's still deplorable enough to be feel pride when he says that she is fighting harder than anyone else.
Because she is, (she feels like she is), and yet despite that-
Her first attempt to pull her hand from his is too weak.]
Not all of us are kings, Claude von Riegan!
[She doesn't get to dictate how her own life went, she doesn't have the resources or the means to free herself, she doesn't have the power to save people any other way than this last desperate attempt, so how dare-
How could he understand the options that she had?
This time, she manages to convince herself to rip her hand back, smear it back over her cheek to wipe away the fresher tears.]
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Because she is, (she feels like she is), and yet despite that-
Her first attempt to pull her hand from his is too weak.]
Not all of us are kings, Claude von Riegan!
[She doesn't get to dictate how her own life went, she doesn't have the resources or the means to free herself, she doesn't have the power to save people any other way than this last desperate attempt, so how dare-
How could he understand the options that she had?
This time, she manages to convince herself to rip her hand back, smear it back over her cheek to wipe away the fresher tears.]