Part 14
I stood with Dawn in my arms and walked over to my little girl. I knelt down in front of her and looked into those beautiful eyes. It was her.
"Why did you leave me, mommy?" she asked. With that, I started to cry.
"I'm so sorry. I'm sorry I left you. I had to. You, you were in danger." I said. "I'm so sorry, Faith. I never wanted to hurt you. I love you."
"I love you mommy." Faith said. I smiled softly and hugged my little girl. She clutched onto me, her little arms clung around my neck.
"I love you baby girl." I said. I cried even more as I held my daughter in my arms. Dawn, squirming between us, started to cry. Faith let go of me so I could calm Dawn down. Then, I got onto my horse with Faith on my lap and Dawn in the sling on my back, and we rode off.
A few hours later, Faith, who had been sleeping, woke up.
"Mommy?" she asked.
"Yes?" I asked.
"Why do I grow so fast?" she asked. I sighed. I didn't know the answer.
"I don't know. Maybe it's because your father . . ." I started.
"My father, Dahak." She said.
"How did you know?" I asked.
"I don't know." She said with a shrug. I furrowed my brow.
"Your father is evil. My friend, Xena, she thought you were evil." I said.
"I know. I remember." Faith said. "I am."
I stood with Dawn in my arms and walked over to my little girl. I knelt down in front of her and looked into those beautiful eyes. It was her.
"Why did you leave me, mommy?" she asked. With that, I started to cry.
"I'm so sorry. I'm sorry I left you. I had to. You, you were in danger." I said. "I'm so sorry, Faith. I never wanted to hurt you. I love you."
"I love you mommy." Faith said. I smiled softly and hugged my little girl. She clutched onto me, her little arms clung around my neck.
"I love you baby girl." I said. I cried even more as I held my daughter in my arms. Dawn, squirming between us, started to cry. Faith let go of me so I could calm Dawn down. Then, I got onto my horse with Faith on my lap and Dawn in the sling on my back, and we rode off.
A few hours later, Faith, who had been sleeping, woke up.
"Mommy?" she asked.
"Yes?" I asked.
"Why do I grow so fast?" she asked. I sighed. I didn't know the answer.
"I don't know. Maybe it's because your father . . ." I started.
"My father, Dahak." She said.
"How did you know?" I asked.
"I don't know." She said with a shrug. I furrowed my brow.
"Your father is evil. My friend, Xena, she thought you were evil." I said.
"I know. I remember." Faith said. "I am."