[ She moves without thinking further, steps sudden and somewhat jolted, not realizing how very stiff she had gotten simply trying to stand in the cold. Still quick, though most probably not quick enough, to aim to slap him.
Because there's nothing else that she can do, really, to prove herself without also compromising her own dignity and her sovereign's. Because this man is insulting her and getting away with it. And because he isn't falling in love at the mere vision of her. ]
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Because there's nothing else that she can do, really, to prove herself without also compromising her own dignity and her sovereign's. Because this man is insulting her and getting away with it. And because he isn't falling in love at the mere vision of her. ]