Ellory was supposed to have the high ground in this. She hadn't expected for Antigone to mention her mother. Or, rather, she hadn't expected for that mention to affect her.

It was a painful memory, that her own mother would allow for Antigone to put her through the worst possible torture. It had been painful and humiliating and thinking about it filled Ellory with anger. "Uncle Lucius would never pick someone unworthy for his firstborn's wife," Ellory reminded Antigone. Frankly, she had been surprised when she first learned of the match. Someone like Rosalind would have been a much better choice as the wife of the Lestrange's patriarch's son.

"You, on the other hand, got the son of a murderer, so don't act like you're in any way superiour to me."