I believe the answer is cruel
Narrator feels saddened because "A flow of disappoint rushed across my mind." The creature felt amused because "He came straight up to me and laughed into my eyes."
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- Stubbornness is a synonym for Obstinately
Both of them mean an unwillingness to conform to a certain opinion or persuasion
- Determination is a synonym for resolution that cannot be swayed
Both of them meant a stance that a person gonna do a certain things and would not stop until it's achieved
- Greediness is a synonym for Avaricious
Both mean intense/selfish desire to obtain wealth or power by their own.
- And Stinginess is a synonym of Parsimonious
Both mean unwillingness to share their wealth or power to other people
A is the correct answer
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I think you are correct because some novels don't have a villan and most books talk about the life's of the mc