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Quote #10
Mab watched her beloved daughter warily now, as if she didn't really know her. The thought that all along, while she had believed them safe, Esmé had carried Mab's tormenter within herself… it was a shock that would not easily fade. It was all the horrors of her youth unveiled anew, compounded by betrayal. (3.17.20)
Even though Esmé technically hasn't done anything to Mab, it's still hard for her to think that her darling daughter's soul was once home to her worst enemy. How could that not feel like betrayal?