It's not like the other's words don't make sense. Olympia thinks they does - and it's definitely the kind of grace she'd give to others too.
.. a part of her figures that Cecelia knows this, too. Especially with the way the other is wording it. It's not like it's a very difficult thing to discover about Olympia, the fact that she's much harder on herself than she is about anyone else.
It makes her wince a little, looking like a guilty dog caught in the act of chewing up the furniture.
"I.. understand," she says, her tone soft, her gaze aimed downwards, deferent. "But there's a difference between knowing that something is better to do, and actually being able to do so in the first place."
Logically Olympia's brain can follow it, but it's like her heart refuses to let go. Like she can't allow herself to let go of everything that happened and start with a clean slate.
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.. a part of her figures that Cecelia knows this, too. Especially with the way the other is wording it. It's not like it's a very difficult thing to discover about Olympia, the fact that she's much harder on herself than she is about anyone else.
It makes her wince a little, looking like a guilty dog caught in the act of chewing up the furniture.
"I.. understand," she says, her tone soft, her gaze aimed downwards, deferent. "But there's a difference between knowing that something is better to do, and actually being able to do so in the first place."
Logically Olympia's brain can follow it, but it's like her heart refuses to let go. Like she can't allow herself to let go of everything that happened and start with a clean slate.