Ignotus's description of how he had crushed the rebellion brought back to night her conversation with a beautiful man named Justus nights before. Now, she understood why he had been spoken of so cautiously. Despite his teachings and what he had already shown her, there was obviously more to him than she could fathom. He was dangerous and enigmatic. If the redhead had any sense, she would have been more cautious as well. But, he had already gained her trust and one's past did not so easily shatter it or cause it to fray once given by the Svefra.
The young Svefra's answer was instant, and instinctual. Whether that was a good thing or a bad thing depended upon how one interpreted it. On one hand it could speak of her naivety and just how young and inexperienced she was when it came to the world. On the other, it also could prove that a woman in the prime of youth had been gifted with the innate wisdom of any Lia. "As far as I must. I may care for others, but when it comes right down to it, the lives of those for whom I care matter more than anyone else's. It's selfish, I know, but it's the truth." She nodded, almost to herself. She hated to admit how selfish she really could be at times, but she knew that Ignotus wanted, and deserved, a straight answer. "If what I feel to be right is put in danger, it's only right that I fight for that as well. If I don't who will?" She snorted once through her nose, shaking her head. "I'm sure the rebels would say the same thing, hm? But it also falls to application. If someone can prove that my way is wrong instead of simply going against it and backing me into a corner, I'll listen. One cannot grow without controversy. By fighting for what I believe in, for what matters to me, and by having myself be proven wrong and shown another alternative, I'll grow." Blushing lightly, she shrugged and turned her eyes to the sea, waiting for Ignotus to add his input on her answer, hoping it was sufficient. For an instant, she worried that she should have thought it through more fully but, that would not have been in her nature.
The young Svefra's answer was instant, and instinctual. Whether that was a good thing or a bad thing depended upon how one interpreted it. On one hand it could speak of her naivety and just how young and inexperienced she was when it came to the world. On the other, it also could prove that a woman in the prime of youth had been gifted with the innate wisdom of any Lia. "As far as I must. I may care for others, but when it comes right down to it, the lives of those for whom I care matter more than anyone else's. It's selfish, I know, but it's the truth." She nodded, almost to herself. She hated to admit how selfish she really could be at times, but she knew that Ignotus wanted, and deserved, a straight answer. "If what I feel to be right is put in danger, it's only right that I fight for that as well. If I don't who will?" She snorted once through her nose, shaking her head. "I'm sure the rebels would say the same thing, hm? But it also falls to application. If someone can prove that my way is wrong instead of simply going against it and backing me into a corner, I'll listen. One cannot grow without controversy. By fighting for what I believe in, for what matters to me, and by having myself be proven wrong and shown another alternative, I'll grow." Blushing lightly, she shrugged and turned her eyes to the sea, waiting for Ignotus to add his input on her answer, hoping it was sufficient. For an instant, she worried that she should have thought it through more fully but, that would not have been in her nature.
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