"Vulnerability is not a ..." she was trying to get out while she stared at the hole in the ground and stepped back from it for a moment, hand pressed to the wall. It was painfully obvious that she was trying to resist. She was a strong-willed woman. She could endure, but the overwhelming pressure of it all was getting to her. "It's not a weakness, Maul. However much it feels like it. You are capable of... being something other than who... without resorting..."

She bit her lip and closed her eyes. It was Maul. She could say this in front of him. "I'm not much better than you, you know. I just don't kill people is all. I use them. When it's convenient. When I want to forget. Staying loyal to Minako, waiting, months of it... it's been hard. I just want the easy way out. I want to be free. I don't judge others so I don't have to be judged, and sometimes? It's really hurt people. And I think I get away with it because I smile more, and when I can't get what I want, I just move on."

Oh, that didn't sound great coming out of her mouth, did it? It sounded like bile and pain.