[ She nods. ] But what about next time? Or the time after that? [ The uncertainty is what gets her. Back home, she had a job to do, and it was straightforward. "Protect the mansion from all intruders!"
Easy, even if she wasn't always successful. The important fact is that Meiling was dedicated and fearless. Sure, she might have slacked off on occasion, and she was trampled over a number of times, but she never backed down and never moved from her post when it mattered.
Here, she was coming to learn the hard way just how powerless she really was, and that brought just one thing to mind: ] I really am afraid, aren't I?
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Date: 2011-08-07 12:57 am (UTC)Easy, even if she wasn't always successful. The important fact is that Meiling was dedicated and fearless. Sure, she might have slacked off on occasion, and she was trampled over a number of times, but she never backed down and never moved from her post when it mattered.
Here, she was coming to learn the hard way just how powerless she really was, and that brought just one thing to mind: ] I really am afraid, aren't I?