"The role of Azem has always been to represent the desires of our people as a whole... What point was there in keeping a seat that meant nothing in the end?"

Her breath catches; sharp and sudden as the flash of pain that lances through her. She shudders, curling herself up even smaller, as though it will keep her soul from falling apart entirely.

Just as he does not blame her for leaving, she cannot blame him for loathing her.

"I had no choice, Hades. I could not fulfill my duty to my people."