Words are easy. It's convincing the heart that's hard.

I needed to sit down. I'd heard other people talk about having to sit down when shocked by an event or revelation and I had dismissed the notion as pure exaggeration. Little did I realize the actual physical weakness. It felt as if my bones had dissolved and my muscles could no longer support my weight.

Oh, you made an impression. Like a stone caught in my boot.

Pretty stupid,” I called after his retreating form. “To give up before all possible solutions have been tried.

I took three steps and was wrapped in his arms, where I belonged. No confusion here. No worries here. No troubles here.

Don't worry. I'm only your escort tonight. I would offer to protect you from the drunken attentions of the other men, but I know all too well that you're quite capagble of holding your own.

Nice Kerrick was scarier than Mean Kerrick.