[Ethlyn raises her eyebrows, a little surprised to hear that Rinoa is acquainted with that sort of person. Granted, there are plenty of personalities in Sigurd's army, so she ought to know better than to develop any notions about what Rinoa's background might be without even asking.]

It sounds like you lead quite an interesting life back home.

[Denying your bad choices... yes. That was the Agustria campaign, wasn't it? Chagall refusing over and over to see that every choice he made dug his nation further into the ground. Even after being pulled almost literally out of his own grave, he only resented it and found a way to make things worse.]

No--and there's not much worse than a person who can't learn. Or who refuses to because their pride won't allow it. It's better to acknowledge it openly while you still have a chance to fix things.