[ Again, Gamora falls quiet. She shifts on the bed, grimacing as she tries to find a comfortable position, but— everything hurts. There's really no avoiding that.

Eventually, she manages to find the words.

(She's never told anyone. She's never shared this.) ]

Since I was six. Thanos murdered my parents because my... my dad intended to expose fraud in the company he worked for – that happened to be owned by Thanos.

Thanos adopted me because he knew I was a child no one would miss, and because he—

[ Gamora stops again, wincing, the tension in her whole body is making her head swim again. ]

Because I had seen what he was capable of.