Berrilyl's POV I watched as the Young Mistress, who had once stood so tall and proud, stood now, her eyes filled with an emptiness, strange and unreal. The confident, almost arrogant expression was gone, replaced by something I couldn't quite place something fragile. It was as if the weight of what she had done, or perhaps what she had been forced to do, had broken her in ways no one could see. But despite the pain in her eyes, despite what was much struggle, no pity did I feel for her.I don't feel sorry. Not for her. The way that she had conducted herself with me, in a manner that always sought to inflict hurt upon me through her use of power over me, had hardened my heart toward her. Now that she was standing wounded and crumpled in front of me, I wasn't able to care.I watched her closely, trying to understand what had happened to her. Why was she hurt? What had caused her to fall from the position she had so arrogantly held? The questions filled my mind, but I knew it didn't mat
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