[ Adora's face falls. The accusation in Catra's tone is clear, and it makes a fresh lump form in her throat, to know she's the one responsible. She gives up on the hair issue, letting her head be yanked around as she fights against the sudden rush of tears threatening to spill from her eyes again. ]
Because...
[ Because we've been enemies for a year. Because you tried to kill me, and my friends. Because I think you hate me, even if I don't know why, and it breaks my heart. ]
... because I didn't know if Shadow Weaver was messing with me. If she knew about the sword, and what I was doing, somehow. She's always been in my head, so I just... freaked out a bit.
[ It's an easy lie, because it's not really a lie at all. Just... a version of the truth that leaves out a few (or a lot of) details. She had suspected Shadow Weaver when she first woke up, and even if Catra didn't hear the same voice in her head, she knows what it's like to live in fear of the older woman; far more than Adora ever will. ]
I'm sorry. I shouldn't have treated you like that. [ She tries to smile, but her mouth doesn't manage more than an upwards twitch at the corners. ] Besides, if Shadow Weaver wanted me back, she'd at least pretend to be nice about it. I don't think she could act like you, even if she tried.
[ You were nothing before I took you in still echoes in her mind, but Shadow Weaver was wrong. Adora has She-Ra now. She matters. And, it turns out, Catra being mean has advantages sometimes. ]
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Because...
[ Because we've been enemies for a year. Because you tried to kill me, and my friends. Because I think you hate me, even if I don't know why, and it breaks my heart. ]
... because I didn't know if Shadow Weaver was messing with me. If she knew about the sword, and what I was doing, somehow. She's always been in my head, so I just... freaked out a bit.
[ It's an easy lie, because it's not really a lie at all. Just... a version of the truth that leaves out a few (or a lot of) details. She had suspected Shadow Weaver when she first woke up, and even if Catra didn't hear the same voice in her head, she knows what it's like to live in fear of the older woman; far more than Adora ever will. ]
I'm sorry. I shouldn't have treated you like that. [ She tries to smile, but her mouth doesn't manage more than an upwards twitch at the corners. ] Besides, if Shadow Weaver wanted me back, she'd at least pretend to be nice about it. I don't think she could act like you, even if she tried.
[ You were nothing before I took you in still echoes in her mind, but Shadow Weaver was wrong. Adora has She-Ra now. She matters. And, it turns out, Catra being mean has advantages sometimes. ]