She lets the word monster sink in for a moment.

"Of course I am not a monster. A monster is a creature without judgement. Without emotion. I am neither of these things."

Was it a common misconception to think of anything that wasn't human as either property or wild, thoughtless creatures? Philip had been the first to show her that not all humans were so ignorant, that she was an individual with a mind and feelings of her own.

"What was she like?"