[She looks at him now, this man who contradicts her so calmly, and she feels herself reminded of Logan’s silent, commanding presence. The words are of one who assesses, one who looks beyond, and she cannot remember the last time her own opinions were chided in such a way. Had the man said it any more critically, she knows she would have lashed out and maybe missed the importance of it.]
They abuse their power. It is not right. [Her nails dig in harder. Her rage burns at the unfairness of it, at how voices were silenced brutally, crime or no crime, and yet they must play fools for these murderers.
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They abuse their power. It is not right. [Her nails dig in harder. Her rage burns at the unfairness of it, at how voices were silenced brutally, crime or no crime, and yet they must play fools for these murderers.
But he is not wrong. She huffs through her nose.]