Lore

by Alexandra Bracken

“We must release the past if we are to ever find a future,”

A person alone could be controlled, but a person loved by others would always be under their protection.

“I was born knowing how to do three things—how to breathe, how to dream, and how to love you.”

You were a safe place to hide my hopes.”

“I’ve got another ancient proverb for you,” Lore said, sliding her arm out from the interior straps of the aegis. “Go fuck yourself.”