“I want you to rely on me,” I told her. “To lean on me if you need anything at all.” “Because you feel…guilty?” I huffed out a breath. “Because I need to. I never understood what it meant to have a kyrana. A part of me, truthfully, detests it.” Her brow furrowed. “Because suddenly, instantly, there’s someone else in existence that can be your complete downfall,” I told her. “I know you’ve been on your own for a long time, Erina. I just want you to know that you’re not anymore.”
