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I was as unburdened as a piece of dandelion fluff, and he was the wind that stirred me about the world.

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"But they never understood. What it was like, what it is like, for me to care for my people, my lands. What scars are still there, what the bad days feel like." The wrathful jealousy faded away like morning dew as he smiled at my painting. "This reminds me of it."
"Of What?" I breathed.
He lowered the painting, looking right at me, right into me. "That I'm not alone."
I didn't lock my bedroom door that night.

A jeweled hunting knife.
"I heard you scream," he said as I examined the blade in my hands. I'd never held one so finely crafted, so perfectly balanced. "And I hesitated. Not long, but I hesitated before I came running. Even though Tam got there in time, I still broke my word in those seconds I waited." He jerked his chin at the knife. "It's yours. Don't bury it in my back, please."