Unfortunately, Catra was far cleverer than Adora, something that was easy to forget. Bitter, spiteful, and not even close to as naive as the princess. It was no matter. Shadow Weaver knew how to deal with her now. She was erratic, but she was predictable to Shadow Weaver. Adora was Catra's achilles heel, and without her, Shadow Weaver would never be able to use her like a pawn this way. Maybe Adora defecting was a blessing in disguise after all.
At the beginning, her plan centered around using She-ra's power for her own gains when Adora was old enough to discover her true identity, as well as using She-ra herself to gain access to the Heart of Etheria. With Adora out of the way, she would simply be able to cut out the middleman. The Heart was unstable, but it was nothing Shadow Weaver couldn't handle. And even if she couldn't...well. Shadow Weaver would rather die than give up the chance to possess it.
"You're far cleverer than Hordak gives you credit for." A chuckle. "Of course I have my own interests in the matter. But they will not interfere with any of your plans. I have an interest in the war ending. There is something I want that I cannot obtain with the conflict at hand. So this arrangement benefits the both of us. And of course I want Hordak and Adora out of the way as much as you do. A partnership of mutual gain suits me just fine. Adora is weak. She was never destined to be anything more than a pawn to me because she lacked the strength to do what was necessary. She lacks the will to be anything other than someone to be used by others until she outlives her usefulness. Her weakness meant she could never be anything close to my equal but you..." Shadow Weaver gestured to the crystal in Catra's hand. "I've told you before you remind me of myself. You are not afraid to take what you want for yourself, and that strength makes you the only one capable of accepting my guidance."
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At the beginning, her plan centered around using She-ra's power for her own gains when Adora was old enough to discover her true identity, as well as using She-ra herself to gain access to the Heart of Etheria. With Adora out of the way, she would simply be able to cut out the middleman. The Heart was unstable, but it was nothing Shadow Weaver couldn't handle. And even if she couldn't...well. Shadow Weaver would rather die than give up the chance to possess it.
"You're far cleverer than Hordak gives you credit for." A chuckle. "Of course I have my own interests in the matter. But they will not interfere with any of your plans. I have an interest in the war ending. There is something I want that I cannot obtain with the conflict at hand. So this arrangement benefits the both of us. And of course I want Hordak and Adora out of the way as much as you do. A partnership of mutual gain suits me just fine. Adora is weak. She was never destined to be anything more than a pawn to me because she lacked the strength to do what was necessary. She lacks the will to be anything other than someone to be used by others until she outlives her usefulness. Her weakness meant she could never be anything close to my equal but you..." Shadow Weaver gestured to the crystal in Catra's hand. "I've told you before you remind me of myself. You are not afraid to take what you want for yourself, and that strength makes you the only one capable of accepting my guidance."