12/13
-----Don't Say That
The first promise was: You are an extraordinary, magical child, and you will someday fight for the fate of us all. I was too young to quite grasp the grim meaning.
Then, it was: We'll find a place, my love, we'll escape this cruel destiny of yours. But escape entailed crippling hunger, constant fear…
And then nothing but My life for yours. I love you, and I will give you my life.
And now, now he stands before me and swears I am the woman he will sacrifice his life for.
How clever, to start with the worst promise first.