[She looks surprised. It's not that Caterina can't imagine he saw that. What surprises her that he actually brought up that one vulnerable moment. Another time she would see through the manipulation. It's a tactic right out of her playbook, after all. Today there's little hope Abel will ever return. It takes all her strength just to endure that.]
... That was different. [She knows it is weak argument as soon as she says it. That doesn't stop Caterina from getting defensive over it.] I thought you were left behind as a mindless husk. I was happy to be wrong.
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... That was different. [She knows it is weak argument as soon as she says it. That doesn't stop Caterina from getting defensive over it.] I thought you were left behind as a mindless husk. I was happy to be wrong.