[That's... a stronger reaction than Edgeworth expected, honestly, but it speaks to the potency of the internal conflict he's introduced. He's tempted to answer Kay's strained question, to try to convince her further by ordinary argument... but frankly, that would spoil the integrity of what's supposed to be a test of the strength of a single command put through the Impel filter. Any rationalizations Kay might have of following that command will need to be her own.]
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