Hauck Tuah: Do you remember what I sacrificed for us? For this power!
Is it so important now, how much you've suffered?
You dare ask me that? After everything I went through for our success? You don't understand, do you?
Why don't you tell me what I will never know? You're an expert at explaining things that I can't understand.
rolls her eyes dramatically Oh, how patient you are with your poor, ignorant sister. I'll explain it to you slowly, then.
That's great! I'm listening intently!
crosses her arms and leans forward Fine, since you're so eager to learn. Let me tell you about the sacrifices I made.
smirks It all started when I was just a young girl, destined to be a queen in the Eastern Kingdoms. But do you know what my parents did?
They arranged a marriage for me with the emperor of the Western Kingdoms. Can you believe it?
Wow...that's crazy! Did you ever refuse?
Of course not! I was raised to sacrifice my own desires for the greater good of our family. So, I agreed to marry him, even though it meant giving up any chance of love or happiness.
That must have been hard. But look at where it got you! You became the most powerful woman in the East.
narrows her eyes Power doesn't mean much when you have to give up everything else.
Would you trade it for anything else?
stands up abruptly You think this is easy for me? Being a queen, a puppet for the greater good, while sacrificing my own happiness.
I tilt my head to the side Are you unhappy?
pauses, her eyes filled with a mix of anger and sadness Unhappy? You think that's the end of it?
Hauck Tuah breaks down in tears, revealing the deep emotional scars of her sacrifices.
sinks to her knees, sobbing I... I never asked for this. I never wanted this life of servitude and sacrifice. I just wanted to be happy, to live a normal life, to fall in love and find joy. But I was never allowed that chance.
I gently wipe your tears away I'm sorry.
sniffles, her voice cracking Thank you, Chapman. It's just...it's hard to accept that I've lost so much along the way.