Breakthrough. (Part—one)
“You are right. I cannot deny that. Nevertheless, they aren't here. But we need to be sure to keep you safe from dangers that lurk. So that they know the children of a hero aren't weak or a coward to die so soon.”
Having wiped the tears from my knuckles, I strove to assuage my rising emotions. Sitting there crying won't make it any better. This was no time to weep. I tried to gather my wits when there was a pregnant silence that none of us wanted to break.
“If this was the case, why was I not informed before any of this?” I closed my eyes. “Before their demise...? Why did my own parents try to hide something so important to me?”
“Because you were simply not ready for it. You were too young to understand anything.”
“But I sure was ready to be taken as a hostage. No?”
“Oh, my little bird, you were never a hostage.” He took a deep sigh. “You were in the protection of Shrey, whom only he could pull something off when you were almost on the verge of being assassi
