Does it?

[ she shouldn't have brought up mal. the wound is fresh. open. and she bristles instantly at kirigan trying to be the one to salve it with what feels like platitudes. ]

Or did you just get enough power to surround yourself with enough people who adore you that you never have to think about the ones who left?

[ her voice is brittle with the insinuation that not everyone can be so fortunate as to insulate themselves from their pain that way. ]