With Flagrant Disregard.

Pride & Principle have often interlocked. Hand in hand, they have landed Mich in sticky situations as she's a stickler for doing the right thing.

Many a time, wishes have been whisked away due to the singularity of Pride. Obstinate to a fault, it's certainly not an associate of Compromise.

Because of Pride, Mich has either held back or surged forward in given circumstances.

Yet, there is often scant recourse and doing the right thing reeks of being self-defeatist at times.

She mulls.

Courage - at what price?