"That family has harmed these people in generations past, if I take from my people's mouth to feed theirs then what does that say?" What possible resolution is there to this? How in the name of all the gods is she to do the right thing? She looks to Lakshmi desperately, begging her to understand.
"I—" Magni licks her lips, chewing on the lower one now that she isn't before the council and is free to give in to her uncertain habits. "They helped my father make Talonhold as strong as she is now, flawed as that is I don't want to— I don't want to make a mistake that hurts all my people. They are innocent, too."
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"I—" Magni licks her lips, chewing on the lower one now that she isn't before the council and is free to give in to her uncertain habits. "They helped my father make Talonhold as strong as she is now, flawed as that is I don't want to— I don't want to make a mistake that hurts all my people. They are innocent, too."