[The outrage Bonsai is witnessing is entirely new to her. Aggression is familiar, but moral outrage? Not so much.]

[She is quiet, and her face is pale.]

My people are... expected not to respond to the fates of our fellows.

[Her voice has taken on a slight tremble.]

Every child in that room has been in that chair, myself included. We learned that the way to stay alive was to say nothing.