She doesn't expect the whole of it settled in, but it's a better response than Kenway first gave her. She observed him as he spoke, and he seemed far too much for the light to be an Assassin...but that didn't mean he couldn't be their ally. Those working in the shadows still needed those in the light to help bridge the gap and keep them from going too deep into darkness.
"What I think of myself is most important, aye. But you can't pretend other folk don't exist either. You can disagree with them but that doesn't mean that their own perception of the world doesn't carry weight. And sometimes you need to direct what they see to better serve your own needs." It's a devious explanation, but it's true. "Better than you being ruled by theirs."
She paused and then smiled, a bit softer and a touch wistful, "It seems a fair few other worlds are more open and accepting than my own, though I imagine they're not quite perfect either." She shakes her head, "It's not a thing to dwell on. I'm here now, and my time in that world is passed. And once this is all said and done hopefully I can move on to new seas."
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"What I think of myself is most important, aye. But you can't pretend other folk don't exist either. You can disagree with them but that doesn't mean that their own perception of the world doesn't carry weight. And sometimes you need to direct what they see to better serve your own needs." It's a devious explanation, but it's true. "Better than you being ruled by theirs."
She paused and then smiled, a bit softer and a touch wistful, "It seems a fair few other worlds are more open and accepting than my own, though I imagine they're not quite perfect either." She shakes her head, "It's not a thing to dwell on. I'm here now, and my time in that world is passed. And once this is all said and done hopefully I can move on to new seas."