It hurts. [ Still, like a dull ache. ] Both of them. The dog commentary with you makes you feel less. It picks at something you will not let heal- something you do not let heal because you do not feel you deserve it, yes? For me-

It is failure. I failed to not be a mage, and lost my father's regard. I failed to notice the signs that...ended my association with the other man. It hurts. But it is a different hurt. For me it is not something easily guessed and picked at. For you it is the obvious dig and thus, something you endure more often.