[ She doesn't waste her time denying it, as clearly Ze’s trust issues run quite deep and she can’t say she blames him for being wary of new people anyway. Gods know she’s been much the same throughout her life, especially when she was a child, newly fled from Ishgard and suddenly even more alone than she’d ever been. Perhaps the only difference between them is that she doesn’t immediately regard someone as guilty until proven innocent, but rather she holds them at arm’s length until she believes they’ve proven they can be well trusted. Possibly Ze has the most trouble ever reaching that point where he believes others can be trusted. ]
I was not mocking you. I had hoped you would be reminded of that moment between us and admit… something besides contempt for me.
You cannot show cruelty and hostility towards people and expect them to not be on their guard around you. That is no way to measure the character of an individual. All you do is push them away, or ensure they will never allow you closer. I imagine you know enough of the world to know that you are far from the only person to suffer betrayals and hurt.
If you think I would have allowed you anywhere near me even while drunk if I did not trust you or was not attracted to you to some degree, ‘tis clear you think even less of me and my strength of character than I thought.
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I was not mocking you. I had hoped you would be reminded of that moment between us and admit… something besides contempt for me.
You cannot show cruelty and hostility towards people and expect them to not be on their guard around you. That is no way to measure the character of an individual. All you do is push them away, or ensure they will never allow you closer. I imagine you know enough of the world to know that you are far from the only person to suffer betrayals and hurt.
If you think I would have allowed you anywhere near me even while drunk if I did not trust you or was not attracted to you to some degree, ‘tis clear you think even less of me and my strength of character than I thought.