Didn't she? It's a small voice in the back of her head that she perhaps gives too much of her attention to before she goes back to eating herself. Truthfully, much of her appetite has gone. The more she talks to him, the clearer it seems that he isn't going to budge.
As a result, there is an uncomfortable amount of stabbing that occurs in the salad container she holds while she thinks of how to impart her vision to Jon -- a man whom she can't quite seem to figure out. Was he self interested in his people, or did the suffering of the rest of the Kingdoms concern him?
If it was only the former, she would never get through to him, and her honesty could be rewarded with treachery.]
I am well traveled, Jon. You have seen your fair share of horrors, and I have seen mine. But there is a constant we share amidst all that.
[She bites into something crisp, the crunch accenting the passion she feels for her goals.]
We have seen those with power lord it over those who have none. Over and over. And because they are in power, they go unpunished for their transgressions. Cersei is the worst of them -- but it is never just one person responsible. I will to put an end to that cycle. I will have a kingdom that does not fear their leaders, and leaders who make choices with the most vulnerable people's interests in their minds first.
[A smile comes to her expression when she imagines it -- genuine and hopeful.]
It is not just about removing corrupt leaders, but changing the culture of leading. Breaking the wheel.
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Didn't she? It's a small voice in the back of her head that she perhaps gives too much of her attention to before she goes back to eating herself. Truthfully, much of her appetite has gone. The more she talks to him, the clearer it seems that he isn't going to budge.
As a result, there is an uncomfortable amount of stabbing that occurs in the salad container she holds while she thinks of how to impart her vision to Jon -- a man whom she can't quite seem to figure out. Was he self interested in his people, or did the suffering of the rest of the Kingdoms concern him?
If it was only the former, she would never get through to him, and her honesty could be rewarded with treachery.]
I am well traveled, Jon. You have seen your fair share of horrors, and I have seen mine. But there is a constant we share amidst all that.
[She bites into something crisp, the crunch accenting the passion she feels for her goals.]
We have seen those with power lord it over those who have none. Over and over. And because they are in power, they go unpunished for their transgressions. Cersei is the worst of them -- but it is never just one person responsible. I will to put an end to that cycle. I will have a kingdom that does not fear their leaders, and leaders who make choices with the most vulnerable people's interests in their minds first.
[A smile comes to her expression when she imagines it -- genuine and hopeful.]
It is not just about removing corrupt leaders, but changing the culture of leading. Breaking the wheel.