[If there were some way to mentally represent someone digging their heels in, it would be apparent here. This happens for two reasons: first, Hux chooses to speak of trusting the Nest as a whole, which she sees little reason for. Second, she doesn't like being contradicted. It's a side effect of being the leader of her people for so long; no one is meant to disagree with her so boldly.
It's tempting to lash out, to use a number of things against him, but she does not. She withholds it, even if the mental link among broodmates makes it impossible to hide that trickling temptation in the back of her mind, distantly, like a whisper that can be narrowed in on should the listener want to hear what's being said.]
(I did not say I intended to keep all the information to myself. I merely said I would not be handing it over lightly. Without caution.
Trusting the brood blindly is one step closer to handing yourself over to it. Is that what you want, General Hux?) [This is where Lexa ultimately settles: she decides to seek out information, all to see where he stands. Lexa recalls the pain and agony of losing Anakin, both in him being severed away and in Ahsoka's loss, but it has made her more stubborn about maintaining her own identity (especially since Ahsoka's outright rejection of her outreached hand).
Lexa could see the use for a coalition among the Hosts, but not one that thinks as one, losing itself to a greater power.]
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It's tempting to lash out, to use a number of things against him, but she does not. She withholds it, even if the mental link among broodmates makes it impossible to hide that trickling temptation in the back of her mind, distantly, like a whisper that can be narrowed in on should the listener want to hear what's being said.]
( I did not say I intended to keep all the information to myself. I merely said I would not be handing it over lightly. Without caution.
Trusting the brood blindly is one step closer to handing yourself over to it. Is that what you want, General Hux? ) [This is where Lexa ultimately settles: she decides to seek out information, all to see where he stands. Lexa recalls the pain and agony of losing Anakin, both in him being severed away and in Ahsoka's loss, but it has made her more stubborn about maintaining her own identity (especially since Ahsoka's outright rejection of her outreached hand).
Lexa could see the use for a coalition among the Hosts, but not one that thinks as one, losing itself to a greater power.]