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From: de Guzeman, Manuel
To: Colbert, Marie-Ange
Subject: What would you have of me, then?

For my crimes against you, what would you have of me? I have already sacrificed my name, my family, and at least one future. I have given you my hand, offered in friendship. I cannot undo what I have done, I can only present myself as a new man.

Manuel

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To: De la Rocha, Manuel
From: Colbert, Marie-Ange
Subject: Very little.

You can, first, stop assuming that the rest of the world thinks as you do. I was not referring to what you did to me.

Second, you can make up to Lorna for what you did to her.

Reply.

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From: Manuel
To: Marie-Ange
Subject: What _I_ did to _her_?

I defended myself from her, nothing more. She assaulted my mind, filling it with her scorn and derision. Her burns were her doing, not mine. My name's word upon it.

I admit, I was not the sanest of people at that time, but even the somewhat mad have a right to defend themselves from assault.

Do you not agree?

Re: Reply.

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To: Manuel
From: Marie-Ange
Subject: You are disgusting.

I am forwarding this to the Professor. You are... I cannot believe the things you say.

Did you think that the Professor did not know?

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From: Manuel
To: Marie-Ange
Subject: Perhaps.

But the Professor knows all the detals, straight from my mind - and likely from hers as well. If I could show you, let you feel what I felt, see what I saw, I would.

Believe me or not - that's your choice, and one that I will respect. But it is the truth.

You've tasted my power, you know what it is like to have no shields and be at the mercy of strong emotions nearly. It is worse when they are pointed directly at you by an authority figure.

I have trained and learned, so I do not suffer from that problem any longer.

I will confess that your ill-feeling distresses me. I thought you knew me better than that.

Manuel