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Don't you want to run away? Don't you want to leave the army and return to your opera company?
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Oh, of course. The little voice inside my head is always telling me to pack up and go.
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But I have too much self-respect to do that... Or perhaps I'm simply too tied to my position.
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If I hadn't been given the opportunity to become a songstress... If I'd remained an orphan, I might well be in the same position as the child I faced today.
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I might have been pressed into battle without being taught how to fight properly. I doubt I would have lasted long out on the battlefield...
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And when I think about that, I can't run away. I can't be the only one to flee to safety when everyone else is in danger.