153. Josiah looked at me as if he was seeing me for the first time. His face looked tired and he looked as if he had a lot to tell me but something was holding him back.
“Princess, I am sorry. The reason why I took those memories from you was because I didn't want you remembering what I did and what happened that day.
I didn't want you to live with my burden because you knew what I was about to do and you tried to warn her and the fact that you didn't succeed would have weighed heavily on you.
In fact, when I heard that you lost your memories of your earlier days, I was happy because you saw a lot of things a child like you should not have been allowed to see.
I should have preserved your innocence but now… anyway, it's not always that life will go as we want and we take what we get.
