“There is nothing written in any text, gods-created or not, that says we cannot be more than one thing. You’ve been told for a very long time that you are made for destruction, but there is nothing that says you cannot be more. You can be capable of bad and do good. You can do good things and still be bad. Nothing is set in stone, and if it helps, I’ll stand by you no matter who you choose to be.” A ragged, self-deprecating laugh left his lips. “Why?” She couldn’t reveal the real reason without throwing them both completely off their axes, so she merely said, “Because I like who you are, not
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