What was my purpose?
Perhaps, I had been too busy using Esther’s approval as my motivation instead of finding my own reason.
“So,” he tried again. “Why are you on this team?”
I thought carefully this time. “I’m here because I’m one of the…” I swallowed my throat, trying to find more confidence. “No, I’m the best freshman healer, and when you finally get to see how good I am, when we go on outside missions, and I finally get to be useful—you’ll be surprised!” I said. “And I’m holding on because I want to follow in my mom’s footsteps.”
A smile appeared on Kylan’s lips. “Good,” he sounded satisfied. “Every time you train, remember why you’re on this team, and why you won’t let any of the commanders bully you away.”
His words sank in, and for the first time in a long time, I found an unex
