"If you had come to me as a friend, I would have done my utmost to help you without even needing a reward, because your enemies are my enemies too. But sadly, you never considered me a friend and instead, you chose to make a transaction."
"Do you think I lack money, or that I care for the trifles you can barely present? It was out of the familiarity of our past encounter that I gave you a chance. But you?"
Lance looked down at her, his dissatisfaction undisguised.
"Time and time again you've disappointed me, never showing me the slightest respect, taking for granted the opportunity I gave you. Have you forgotten who you are?"
Lance's words laid bare her little schemes entirely; the blunt language was so stark that it left her feeling utterly mortified.
