I mean like, really hurt you. Not just rough you up.

[ She rolls her eyes. ]

Fine.

[ How much should she tell her? She settles on not a lot. The idea that Emerald had family was almost laughable to her at this point. ]

I had me. If you're looking for some supervillain backstory that's going to make you feel like you kind of understand why I might kill someone, you're not going to find it. All Cinder promised me was that I wouldn't go hungry again.