Zoe shook her head, not having the will to pull away from her sister (not to mention the wall was a few feet behind her). "You make time for the things that matter," she returned, her voice quiet as she looked up at her sister's face. "I didn't matter enough to you. They did." She closed her eyes and sniffed, trying to push her tears and emotions down to be the cool, calm and collected Alchemist she was suppose to be.
"Hate you? You must hate me for what I...I sent you to re-education! I didn't hear a word about you for four months until Dad, Ian and I went to Court and saw you and Ivashkov there!"