The finger on the trigger quivered, then slowly the gun in her hand lowered to her side as he continued to throw his retorts at her. She lowered her gaze and her chin tucked down as she hunched slightly. Her voice was quiet, almost a whisper. "Selfish. Yes, I am very selfish. I have never once been a selfless being."

She took a ragged breath. Swallowing back a thickness in her throat, she spoke again in that quiet voice. "I can only do what I know I can do. I can offer blood. And I can do this..." She raised the Evoker in her hand to her chest, cradling it with her other hand.

She took another breath, the breathed out a shaky, wet sob. She hadn't even realized when she had started crying, but the tears in her eyes now were obvious. Gritting her teeth, she tried to fight back against the burning sensation behind her eyes. "I do not understand! Why is this happening?"

She couldn't answer the rest of his questions. Distracted by her own tears, she wiped away at her eyes as she sobbed. Tears were supposed to be a sign of sadness but this was not sadness she was feeling. It was unusual and annoying. Frustration was the emotion she felt right now, along with a good helping of confusion and stress.

What did he want her to do? How could she make this work? She didn't even know anymore.