"All this time I've been so stupid! After all those years as a slave, I was so afraid of losing my freedom aga
"All this time I've been so stupid! After all those years as a slave, I was so afraid of losing my freedom again, that I saw a threat where there wasn't one. You broke me free of my chains — but I was afraid you could put them back on me again!'
Related passages
- "And I never expected to say it! But... You see..."
- Octavia laughs happily. "Funny, isn't it? I never thought I'd say those words! But... You see..."
- "We are. Gods, I've never been so happy as when I'm with you. But it's not about that."
- "I realize now I should not have been afraid like this. I pushed you away because I was afraid that you'd hurt