[ She grimaces as the sword slides away, out of her reach for now — and out of Catra's. ] I know, okay? Really. I do.
[ It's just hard to undo a year's worth of acceptance; to act how she did back then, when she's long since come to accept She-Ra as part of her. She's already dancing around one truth, and she's a bad liar at the best of times, something she knows must be making her look suspicious. ]
But I'm the one this is happening to. Don't I get a say in whether or not it's a bad thing? [ But then, what Adora wants has never mattered, not even to herself. She tries to appeal to Catra's logical side instead. ] All it's done is make me stronger, Catra. Think about it. I can protect you.
[ Properly, this time. From Shadow Weaver, and from the Horde, and... from herself, with the knowledge of how Catra really feels about their relationship. ]
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[ It's just hard to undo a year's worth of acceptance; to act how she did back then, when she's long since come to accept She-Ra as part of her. She's already dancing around one truth, and she's a bad liar at the best of times, something she knows must be making her look suspicious. ]
But I'm the one this is happening to. Don't I get a say in whether or not it's a bad thing? [ But then, what Adora wants has never mattered, not even to herself. She tries to appeal to Catra's logical side instead. ] All it's done is make me stronger, Catra. Think about it. I can protect you.
[ Properly, this time. From Shadow Weaver, and from the Horde, and... from herself, with the knowledge of how Catra really feels about their relationship. ]