[Mantis can feel herself beginning to waver under Ego's too-calm questioning. She knows the answers to these questions. She knows what Ego has been doing for so many years -- even before she came to live with him -- is wrong.
And, yet, when facing the very real fear that he could take her life from her, she falters.
She wishes that she could be brave like Drax, or Peter, or Gamora.]
Thank you. [The words catch in her throat and she feels as if she's about to fall to her knees. Ego could do far worse than kill them, of that she's certain, but if they're alive, they could eventually find a way to fight back.
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And, yet, when facing the very real fear that he could take her life from her, she falters.
She wishes that she could be brave like Drax, or Peter, or Gamora.]
Thank you. [The words catch in her throat and she feels as if she's about to fall to her knees. Ego could do far worse than kill them, of that she's certain, but if they're alive, they could eventually find a way to fight back.
But not her. She's not brave enough.]