[she jumps up from the couch when he knocks the lamp over, hands balled into fists at her side. they've had their fights, they've had their arguments in the five years of their marriage, and she knows how he can let his emotions take over.
he was always the fire, while she was the ice.]
How on earth could I betray a man who is dead where I am from?
[she motions to the fallen lamp, voice sharp as ever.]
This is why I didn't tell you, Cailan. This is what I feared would happen if I told you, that you would let your emotions cloud what little sense you have in that golden...glory-seeking head of yours.
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he was always the fire, while she was the ice.]
How on earth could I betray a man who is dead where I am from?
[she motions to the fallen lamp, voice sharp as ever.]
This is why I didn't tell you, Cailan. This is what I feared would happen if I told you, that you would let your emotions cloud what little sense you have in that golden...glory-seeking head of yours.
I did not betray you. I would never betray you.