Tisaanah reddened slightly. “I am… not prepared.” “That’s alright.” He gave her a kind smile. “It will simply make your words that much more genuine.” She was silent for a long moment. Then she looked at me and said, “Max. For my first gift, I give you my future. Our future. I promise you that we will build it together. And I promise you that I will always fight for it, as hard as I need

