This was wonderfully written, C_A — beautiful and poignant and so insightful.

This, in particular, got me right *there*:
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She had needed courage tonight, because her panic threatened to overwhelm her. But she’d also needed him, because he had always been her only need.
Lovely.

Thanks for sharing this on the boards!

~ Crystal

"Not all those who wander are lost." — JRR Tolkien