Thorian's adversary whispered the words one word after another in a resolute tone, "When I was but a child, I had to run away with my little brother, otherwise we would have been killed."
"I had to steal every day, just to eat. To feed my brother."
"I had to eat the trash that the rich nobles spat away from their mouths, because not every day was there a chance to steal food."
"I had to protect my brother and myself from the countless malicious people on the streets who had ulterior motives."
"I had to kill…"
"I had to scheme…."
"I had to escape, countless times, rob or hurt innocent people."
"Not because I wanted to, but because I had to."
"To grow stronger and live, and protect my younger brother."
"All that shit-ass drama that unfolded within the enriched chambers of your so-called royal palace could never compare to every second of torture that I lived through. That is the difference between us. That's why you could never win against me."
