(You're wrong. I think I know better than everyone else. He's dependent on the opinion of a few, and thinks that he's been wise in his decisions. It may seem like arrogance, but it's dependence. He may fall into the Nest with or without our coaxing.)
[She's self-aware, at least. Does that mean she'll be humble? No, but it does mean that she considers her words and actions before she says them, and has done what she can to adequately ensure that they are right, at least. Lexa has her doubts, but she has been trained and trained and trained to act with a conviction that makes it seem as if they don't exist.
Besides, as much as she can seem inflexible, she can change according to a situation, and adapt depending on what is happening. As long as they are set in the right place from the beginning, changes can be made.]
(You ask about Cathaway because you know that he's dependent upon her. I don't trust any of the older Hosts. If you're reluctant to give Ren to the Nest, then you can understand why. There are too many holes in our situation with the years that Carata and others claim are behind it. We can't risk trusting those who have been there and have let it happen this way.) ["Let" being a very, very light term.
She isn't even openly asking for defiance. But Lexa finds it easier to not trust with how little it adds up for her, but she knows that she has to keep an open mind. She accepted that there were always enemies, always people to attack, always people saved. Cathaway had offered her that, and she could see the truth of it.
But there are other truths that seem as if they are obscured by acceptance. Lexa does not come from a very accepting culture.]
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[She's self-aware, at least. Does that mean she'll be humble? No, but it does mean that she considers her words and actions before she says them, and has done what she can to adequately ensure that they are right, at least. Lexa has her doubts, but she has been trained and trained and trained to act with a conviction that makes it seem as if they don't exist.
Besides, as much as she can seem inflexible, she can change according to a situation, and adapt depending on what is happening. As long as they are set in the right place from the beginning, changes can be made.]
( You ask about Cathaway because you know that he's dependent upon her. I don't trust any of the older Hosts. If you're reluctant to give Ren to the Nest, then you can understand why. There are too many holes in our situation with the years that Carata and others claim are behind it. We can't risk trusting those who have been there and have let it happen this way. ) ["Let" being a very, very light term.
She isn't even openly asking for defiance. But Lexa finds it easier to not trust with how little it adds up for her, but she knows that she has to keep an open mind. She accepted that there were always enemies, always people to attack, always people saved. Cathaway had offered her that, and she could see the truth of it.
But there are other truths that seem as if they are obscured by acceptance. Lexa does not come from a very accepting culture.]