~*~

Please don't hesitate. Are you worried about my past? Please don't worry, I know I was put into this book to learn, and I have. I've learned that what I did was wrong, that I went about things the wrong way. I know where true power lies now. I know what strength really is. You can trust me on that, I've had a long, long time to think about it.

I still have my goal, still have a mission, but I won't make the same mistakes twice. I have regrets about what I did last time, what I lost in the attempt. What others lost. I know better now. I don't have to lose things I care about, I have to fight for them instead. I don't have to basically kill myself with late nights and effort and tears shed and blood lost. No. Others can die instead.

You can trust me. I will never harm you, I will never break a promise to you. And I'll promise to always be a friend, always protect you. I promise you will always have a part of me with you, just as you have given me a part of yourself, in a small way, even if it was just your time. I'm your friend, always. We're friends, aren't we?

You've listened. You've helped.

You'll keep helping me, won't you?

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