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Finally, Taikon hits the right nerve; finally, Zephyr feels some of that cold fire he'd been yearning for, finding it in the utter unfairness of the statement. It's more than uncomfortable for me, Taikon. I don't trust Takiyok. She was cruel. She forced me to bargain for my life when I was injured and grieving the death of my mother. Maybe you can forgive things like that easily, but I can't, His teeth click together harshly when he shuts his mouth, bitterness in the lines of his face. I never did that to either of you, and I didn't hold it against you when you needed a place to stay, either. I haven't held anything against either of you, not in the ways that matter. And sometimes I sorely regret it.
But that doesn't matter now. He can't even bring himself to look at Taikon as he finishes. You can disagree with my decision, but don't pretend I'm basing it on something trivial.