[He says it to be annoying, yet despite appearances, Ardyn did listen to all she had to say, taking stock in it all. She's right about one thing -- he cannot hope to understand what it was like to have been thought of as stupid and lesser because of one's gender. But it isn't difficult to imagine, and she tells it well, throughly leaving nothing for Ardyn to truly question.
Enough room to get at the crux of the matter, then.]
You do not live in that world anymore, you know. What you are is no longer reliant on your pride, it is merely habit you cling to, because you leaned on it for so long.
[So, fair, that she would utilize it the way she had in the past; he is not judging that. But here, in this place, it does her no good.]
Excess pride is used to cover fear, insecurity. Anyone with half a brain could tell you that, and any man with eyes can spot it from a mile away. As I told you, it is weakness, easily exploitable, because it garners a reaction out of you. It guarantees a reaction out of you.
[They round a corner of a building, and continue down a street.]
Know when to accept an insult, my dear. Let it slide off of you, because it do not let it bother you what others think. Your actions, your achievements, will always speak louder than you turning your nose up to someone. You know that you are accomplished. Have enough confidence in yourself that you needn't snap like an angry dog each time someone questions it.
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[He says it to be annoying, yet despite appearances, Ardyn did listen to all she had to say, taking stock in it all. She's right about one thing -- he cannot hope to understand what it was like to have been thought of as stupid and lesser because of one's gender. But it isn't difficult to imagine, and she tells it well, throughly leaving nothing for Ardyn to truly question.
Enough room to get at the crux of the matter, then.]
You do not live in that world anymore, you know. What you are is no longer reliant on your pride, it is merely habit you cling to, because you leaned on it for so long.
[So, fair, that she would utilize it the way she had in the past; he is not judging that. But here, in this place, it does her no good.]
Excess pride is used to cover fear, insecurity. Anyone with half a brain could tell you that, and any man with eyes can spot it from a mile away. As I told you, it is weakness, easily exploitable, because it garners a reaction out of you. It guarantees a reaction out of you.
[They round a corner of a building, and continue down a street.]
Know when to accept an insult, my dear. Let it slide off of you, because it do not let it bother you what others think. Your actions, your achievements, will always speak louder than you turning your nose up to someone. You know that you are accomplished. Have enough confidence in yourself that you needn't snap like an angry dog each time someone questions it.