I made it clear I would speak with him, I understand that this is war and he had no choice in some regards. [ Queen's words, not a woman. It must be that way, there is too much at stake for her to be petty. ] I extended him an invitation. But that apparently wasn't enough for him.
[ Her fingers tighten, loosen, and then tighten again. Puts her back there. The ache that hasn't gone away since they took the blackwater from her. ] He sought me out and began to tell me about himself, his life, before being here and before his... position as Washington. I had no asked for it, and I do not want it.
[ The presumption, it goads her, to be dragged down and treated like she needed it. Like she could just be broached and made supplication too. She had given him a great deal, to her mind. ]
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I made it clear I would speak with him, I understand that this is war and he had no choice in some regards. [ Queen's words, not a woman. It must be that way, there is too much at stake for her to be petty. ] I extended him an invitation. But that apparently wasn't enough for him.
[ Her fingers tighten, loosen, and then tighten again. Puts her back there. The ache that hasn't gone away since they took the blackwater from her. ] He sought me out and began to tell me about himself, his life, before being here and before his... position as Washington. I had no asked for it, and I do not want it.
[ The presumption, it goads her, to be dragged down and treated like she needed it. Like she could just be broached and made supplication too. She had given him a great deal, to her mind. ]