He looked stricken as if he understood why. “Do you think that a woman could ever love me?” “Of course. Why would you doubt it?” He swallowed before he answered in a tone so low I barely heard it. “How could anyone ever love me? Idikos says that I only bring shame to all decent people. I’m a fatherless bastard and a worthless whore. Surely no decent woman would ever have something like me.” “That is absolutely not true,” I said vehemently. “You are worth this entire world and I assure you that you will find a woman out there, besides me, who sees just how wonderful you really are.” He
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