But part of it is my fault, Athena. [Despite the fact that her voice remained meek, there was a slightly more urgent tone to it. She knew that the gladiator had a point, but she was also tired of being absolved of all her sins.]

[Thousands of people had died by her hands. Accident or not, her mother was one of those. Without her, perhaps her mother would still be breathing. Athena was right in saying that Jack's madness didn't necessarily rest on her shoulders. It didn't mean that the rest of it couldn't be attributed to her, however.]

Do you remember New Haven. [A pair of trembling hands lifted and were held out to the woman before her. Her left hand clenched tightly into a fist.] That happened because of me. The same with Sanctuary, too, Athena.