"Cruelty is not a foe, but a friend."
          
          He scoffed, "Not to me."
          
          "Especially to you. You've been so hostile to it, however."
          
          Hyunjin watched her with a face of utter disbelief. "I've merely given the same treatment I've recieved."
          
          "Have you?" The old woman smiled, "Oh honey, I think you've mistaken a blessing for a curse."