“Not your muscles or your bones. Your heart, Farin. You are kind, and you are curious, and you’ve taken—” She choked on the memories the words brought to her mind. “—you’ve endured so much pain, so much hate, and yet, it’s never once broken you. It’s never caused you to lash out or become cruel. That is strength, Farin. To endure cruelty and remain tender in heart. It takes strong skin not to develop a callous.”
