[Humor him or not? Among her people, her kills are a sign of strength. It's only since meeting Skaikru that she's shied away from it.
Then again, she also likes being mysterious.
Still, she can use this to her advantage.]
(In order to become the Commander of my people, I had to fight all the other novitiates to the death. We were all highly trained, and we are meant to be the strongest of our people. I won. By spear and by sword.) [There's a beat, a pause before she goes on.] (In a fight to the death in front of all of my people, I beat the future king of one of the nations in our coalition. However, I saw that he would be a better ruler and spared his life, choosing to send a spear flying across the way to kill his mother. You can imagine he was indebted to me, especially since she forced him to fight in her stead.)
[There is more to it. The thought of revenge, of blood being let because it was what was due to both her and Clarke's people, but she gives none of that to Petre.]
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Then again, she also likes being mysterious.
Still, she can use this to her advantage.]
( In order to become the Commander of my people, I had to fight all the other novitiates to the death. We were all highly trained, and we are meant to be the strongest of our people. I won. By spear and by sword. ) [There's a beat, a pause before she goes on.] ( In a fight to the death in front of all of my people, I beat the future king of one of the nations in our coalition. However, I saw that he would be a better ruler and spared his life, choosing to send a spear flying across the way to kill his mother. You can imagine he was indebted to me, especially since she forced him to fight in her stead. )
[There is more to it. The thought of revenge, of blood being let because it was what was due to both her and Clarke's people, but she gives none of that to Petre.]