Why was he on the ground? Had her words shaken him that much? No, if it had been that simple, he likely would have said more... so what happened?
She laughed at his words before she could even stop herself. "I haven't failed you, don't you see? In my desperation to please you, to earn your love and praise, I've set up an impossible standard for myself. I haven't failed... but the possibility... the idea of it..." She felt the sting of hot tears streak down her cheeks, where they were absorbed by his mask, but they were quick to pass. Charlie wouldn't allow herself to cry in front of Vioroll. Not ever again.
"Is that really all you have to say to me?"
She laughed at his words before she could even stop herself. "I haven't failed you, don't you see? In my desperation to please you, to earn your love and praise, I've set up an impossible standard for myself. I haven't failed... but the possibility... the idea of it..." She felt the sting of hot tears streak down her cheeks, where they were absorbed by his mask, but they were quick to pass. Charlie wouldn't allow herself to cry in front of Vioroll. Not ever again.
"Is that really all you have to say to me?"
