XXXIV
It was strange how, in such a short time, everything had changed. She had gone from not knowing him, to seeing him once a week, to having him around for days and feeling his presence almost a necessary habit. And now he was gone, but maybe he hadn't been with her for days, at least not like before, when he was willing to leave everything for her, to change his life. Why then had he changed instead? He always joked that he would kill anyone who stood in their way, even if it was a dragon. She wanted back the magic, the waiting, she wanted back stolen glances and hidden smiles of those days spent hoping that the dark would come, which was no longer scary, but protected them, defended them and hid them, she wanted back his eyes lit up with joy when she let herself go from the palace labels,
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