"You claim the world is unfriendly to you, but on the contrary, how do you treat the world?
"That young man admires you, respects you, he heard about the good deeds you've done and judged you with his eyes instead of gossip. But you disappointed him, or rather, you destroyed his chance of getting closer to you, didn't you?
"How can someone like you deserve the world's kindness?"
Inez didn't agree with Pendragon's sarcasm:
"I gave the world a chance once. It's not that I'm unwilling to show kindness to the world anymore, but that the external reality has let me down too many times.
"I don't give it another chance because it has already lost my trust."
Pendragon's voice continued:
"What about Hewitt? He didn't let you down, but you didn't wait for him."
Inez hesitated for a moment:
"It's not his fault.
"It's not entirely his fault. I know I should wait for him to come back, but I can't do it because my patience and trust have been exhausted by others.
