I have no love for my country. [ there is no patriotism in her small body. ] I do have a conscience.

[ she wouldn't say it's basic human decency that's holding her back, though. that doesn't feel quite right. it's not something she's examined too deeply, if only because it's not something she's been made to consider. ]

More than that, it's a duty I have to honor and I can't leave the people I care about like that.

[ she has a responsibility to them, too. ]