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personal preference, maybe, but mathieu thought that living without personal autonomy was pointless. their views of life were obviously different; he would have died before allowing someone else to dictate who he was to become. 

become a good fighter, matty replied with a shrug, not a bad person. he knew that "bad" was a subjective term, and didn't like that their conversation was revolving around its meaning. in truth, mathieu didn't really know what it meant.

he shook his head and laughed. yeah, matty replied, my whole family. i've been having people killed my whole life. now he was the one crying. his throat burned with the shame of his admission, his hackles lifted in defense of whatever clarence might say in response. mathieu's disgusted expression shifted to one of embarrassment and anger, though he kept his eyes wide and emotions on display.