Eventually he too laughed. It was a broken thing that was more out of self-deprecation than amusement.
He said, "Why am I not surprised?"
Lady shrugged. "Be angry if you want to. I don't care. I did what I did for you, and I will do it again."
"If I hadn't done it and someone found out that your body underwent a second growth spurt that made your body inexplicably stronger and heavier, you would have drawn a lot of attention and probably been enslaved like Ruff."
"If that had happened, then you wouldn't be here judging me. You might even be killed if someone in the family considered you too great a threat to control. Or you might be crippled to prevent future problems."
"So if you ask me, the life of a maid and her family are worthy sacrifices for you to keep your life and freedom. The end always justifies the means. Anyone who says otherwise is weak."
