One example is never enough to prove a theory, but more than enough to bury it

"I would advise you do not."

I stared at the woman for a moment, keeping up the slightly tense atmosphere created both by my voice and the choice of my words. In the end, though, I retreated back a step before fully turning and marching back to my seat. 

'My job is done here.'

As amusing as it was to watch Fay showcase her more feisty side, ultimately I didn't want her to stay in this aggressive role. 

Even if it was all but an act, encouraging her to play the bad guy while she was bearing our child under her heart would do us no good in the long term, hence my slightly scuffed and hurried attempt at taking that position from her. 

'It's strangely comforting to play the villain,' I thought, only for my face to twist in an ugly grimace when my consciousness hurriedly produced a peculiar set of memories. 

From how I shot the imperials en masse from far away, hidden well within the forest while leaving them no way to defend or even escape.