It helps that he's given this same speech to every class, word gets around.
It's difficult not to wince at those words, but Alia manages to keep her expression neutral and her body still. This speech is designed to wound, to inspire doubt, to deflate overconfidence... but it only drives Alia to prove him wrong.
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Date: 2012-05-25 12:59 pm (UTC)It's difficult not to wince at those words, but Alia manages to keep her expression neutral and her body still. This speech is designed to wound, to inspire doubt, to deflate overconfidence... but it only drives Alia to prove him wrong.