[ . . . . maybe before she would've looked up and been offended. Instead now she just says back, evenly:]
Tell me something I don't know.
[It has some bite -- but even despite her words, she sounds defeated. She knows that she can't defend herself. She can't use her fists like Tetora or swords like Ayura. She's relied on the strength of others for so long and isn't that why she constantly gets in over her head and the people who stand with her manage to get hurt?
She can't help but start to tremble when it's said so bluntly to her. She's not anxious or scared, just angry at herself.]
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Tell me something I don't know.
[It has some bite -- but even despite her words, she sounds defeated. She knows that she can't defend herself. She can't use her fists like Tetora or swords like Ayura. She's relied on the strength of others for so long and isn't that why she constantly gets in over her head and the people who stand with her manage to get hurt?
She can't help but start to tremble when it's said so bluntly to her. She's not anxious or scared, just angry at herself.]
Isn't it obvious that being useless is the worst?