"They know it too. They're just too afraid to say it.”
the burial at thebes sentence meme | status: accepting
She didn’t respond. The commander was somewhat pleased to hear there are some who fear her ( for she believed it is better to be feared than loved ), but this was a situation where their honesty would have mattered even more. And it was times like this when she doubted her own leadership skills —– yet never expressed those feelings to anyone. Feelings are weakness, she kept telling herself any everyone else, yet deep down she knew those words were lies. She managed to hide her true heart, but those feelings were still there —– and they did not make her weak. Still, a heda has to keep the image of being cold and hard, for her people will not respect and fear her otherwise. And if they don’t fear her, they will have the courage to rebel against her.