"... It's very hard to look at oneself in the mirror and see what others see, indeed," Megaera responded. "To understand another's emotions and how they affect their perception of you, even harder. Sometimes, the most important thing to do there, though, is to trust that what other people say about you is what they really think of you. Regardless of who it is, honesty is the default, because you have to think about a lie more."

... How true that one was, Megaera considered with a bit of a sense of irony, given how she had been holding onto a lie her entire time here. She knew how to bluff and lie easily, but even then, she preferred to be truthful if the truth wouldn't cause her problems. Funny how that was true among most of her kind.

"And, of course, I've already told you what I see in you, and having spoken with you more, I wouldn't have much to add to that."