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"I can't believe it took me so long to realize it," she began softly, again over their evening meal in the Great Hall.
He raised a questioning eyebrow at her as she pushed and orderly stack of carrots around her plate.
She looked up at him suddenly, meeting his dark eyes. "I felt as though I was the only one who lost someone, like everyone else was able to get their lives back together while I was still stuck picking up shattered pieces."
"We all feel our own suffering is paramount," he replied. "It's what makes us human."
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