"Suddenly this all makes a crazy kind of sense," Gracie murmured.
"What does?" Heather jeered.
"Your bitterness, your dislike of guardians, your hatred for Falkon's Hearts, the real reason you forced your disrespectful self all the way here to my office." Gracie shrugged. "What if I told you there was a way that you could see the situation from a different angle? A new perspective? I am not condoning what Falkon did but it may help you understand why he did what he did."
Gracie felt that she understood Heather a bit more. She could see hating the woman who had stolen the man she considered a second dad. It's not the path Gracie would have taken but she could certainly empathize with her. If her mother had been bitter about it, it was only natural Heather would share that
