Gyrfalcon's Keep she fooled me twice and it's all my fault

guilt flashes through her at her brother's whine, and she loosens her grip, suddenly nauseous. you can do whatever you want, she says, hating how desperate it sounds, and pulls away from him. just like dad, she thinks, and suddenly she can see her mother's face in her mind, and she hates herself. i um, i gotta pee. she says lamely, fleeing before she can hear his response. she hates herself.