[—there, that pang of guilt, fully aware of her actions in kamar-taj and the lives that she took without a second thought. it is easy to zero in on her own pain, ignoring what's been left in the wake of it all. stephen gets to see the results of her actions, and he is right to not let her forget it.

she also notes his indignity and decides to just let it pass, especially when he tries to sum it all up by trying to explain to her that he's just human.

perhaps a way of noting that her impression of him, as this superior of hers in some way, is one he recognizes and sees that she's mistaken about. it seems to deflate him some, as he starts to explain.

unlike stephen, however, she was unable to see into the many different stephens in the multiverse. she raises an eyebrow, seeming to understand what he means. whatever he glimpsed while traversing the different worlds, it must not have been elating for him, to see himself projected as someone who can very well be corrupted by dark magic.]

I'm — sorry. For the things I've done.

[has she already apologized? it feels like she's constantly doing that. but she means it, even if there is nothing she can do here to properly prove it.]

I'm sorry for hurting you and those around you. [your friends, colleagues, pupils—whatever they may have been] I just... [lost my way? felt so incredibly alone, and it was used against me?] I don't know what I can do to make anything better.

[to stop feeling that tug, of chthon, of the dark magic he created—]

Don't spare any details to the others. They deserve the truth.