She's impulsive, violent, and blunt. All things my family tried to train out of me my whole life. She's strong, righteous, and fierce. All things a voiceless princess could never be allowed to show. She's carefree, playful, and ambitious. All things a person destined to die any day would never dare to embrace, because tomorrow might never come. Tears fill my eyes as understanding crashes over me. Thyrvi isn't just my val-tivar—she's my true nature, given form.

