That... was something she hadn't considered. She'd assumed that the animosity was a matter of who she was. The idea that they were nervous about any stranger coming to see Kuvira... made sense, but surely the Fire Nation wasn't as likely a source of threats as the embittered Earth Kingdom. She had come from Republic City, she supposed.

As to her story... She hadn't wanted to continue. She really hoped 'there wasn't much of a story' would put her off. But she didn't have a persuasive response that wouldn't be revealing anyway, and deflections weren't an option here. Finally, she decided that just getting it over with was her best option.

"Even without knowing who I was- even when I made no attempt to intimidate, manipulate, or command them- they still treated me like..." She hesitated, but there was no other way to phrase it. "Like a monster. Worse, even, because I no longer exercised power over them."