"You...you built a life here. You started out a prisoner and worked your way up from it. You made friends. You even seemed a bit happy, sometimes. You were willing to give it up for her because she's your mother. So you went with her. I'm guessing you're not in here for nothing, so you must have given them something besides your shard. Now here you are, paying your share and hers, and she's done nothing to stop it. Nothing to protect you."

Colin leans in, and his diction sounds uncharacteristically edged.

"She failed you. Fuck her."