As soon as I spoke the name of the story Markus knew very well, I saw many emotions begin to flash through his eyes as he watched my expression, I knew he was trying to see any kind of deception in my looks, which is why I maintained eye contact. I needed him to see I was speaking the truth, even if it was beyond a lie. “The story I used to tell you when you were younger?” Markus asked looking at me with an intrigued look, where I had to nod my head happy that after all this time, he still remembered the little things. “After my entire family died and you took me in, nights were always hard but when storms hit, it was the worst. One night in particular, you came into my room, and I was in floods of tears, you sat right beside me and pulled the blankets right up and began to tell me a story to help the noises of the storm pass. You described a strong and brave princess who had to flee from her family in order to protect them, she was scared but she knew if she kept true to herself,
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