To someone like her, I am devoid of worth. What good is a nation incapable of holding her ground or defending her people with her own strength?

Eventually I managed to align myself with others who were more capable of fighting than myself and managed to claw my way to prominence on my own terms. It was unconventional to gain power and solve problems through unions and marriages-- but that was how I acquired the strength I needed that I didn't possess on my own.