“…Not in a long time. Not since I was young.” I look up, forcing him to meet my eyes. “Not since I came?” “No one had ever protected me from harm before. Not my mother, not my older brother. No one. But when you came, you stopped it like it was obvious that it should stop. I realized I was wrong about everything. I still don’t understand like you do. Not in my heart. But I have learned from watching you. I have learned what is too much. I’ve since gotten…help, with my heart.”
