I'm really weak, when I know I shouldn't be. [A small sigh as she glances down at her hands. It's hard, admitting to her own weaknesses.]
I get scared just wandering out on my own, and I don't understand anything. When I attended that ball back at home with Oniisama, I couldn't even prevent deaths from happening at our very own event. It felt like stepping out into a vipers den, and all anyone kept doing was smiling. [She'd been warned, but being told and then experiencing it are two different things entirely.]
I felt like I was going to be devoured on the spot. [Her fingers ball up into her dress, the frustration visible. It's not easy feeling so helpless, it's infuriating. She doesn't want to be ignorant anymore, after years and years of being so naive.] In the end I couldn't do anything. I was just sent home, and told to sit tight, but that's not right. [A shake of her head, expression pained; tinted with all the frustration and anxiety she feels.]
I know I'm just a child, but-- [Her nails bite into her palms sharply.] Isn't there anything I can do to stop the people I love from being hurt?