It's a stabbing pain that gets worse if I touch my eyes.

[ She is expending most of her energy trying not to squint too much or wince from the pain, but it is also the strongest feeling she has right now. ]

... I know. I can only hope their thinking is in line with ours.

[ Even if the evidence they left last week paints a different picture to others than their initial intent.

They are still sentencing someone to fight to the death in the end. ]

As we are now, we must follow the rules set before us.