[ That stumps her for a moment, not expecting Nel to touch close to something deep in her heart. ]
But... you had your reasons, right?
[ Alex had to believe that she did, that any of the people she cared about had reasons behind their actions, no matter how questionable. It was the only way she could make sense of things. ]
[ Resistance drains from her captured hands; the tension, the ferocity in Nel is lost, and it leaves her paler, hollow.
My reasons, she thinks, were self-serving. Nothing to justify what was and was not done, and justifications are what come easiest to a woman such as Nel. ]
Yes. I did. And if they weren't good enough for me to not regret, they wouldn't suffice for the people who truly loved her.
[ Could this be the last time Alex will touch her without recoiling? ]
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Why wouldn't you? A woman, an innocent, was murdered. My actions following her death prevented any family she might've had from ever finding closure.
Could you forgive that, Alex? If she was your sister?
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But... you had your reasons, right?
[ Alex had to believe that she did, that any of the people she cared about had reasons behind their actions, no matter how questionable. It was the only way she could make sense of things. ]
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My reasons, she thinks, were self-serving. Nothing to justify what was and was not done, and justifications are what come easiest to a woman such as Nel. ]
Yes. I did. And if they weren't good enough for me to not regret, they wouldn't suffice for the people who truly loved her.
[ Could this be the last time Alex will touch her without recoiling? ]