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Alwin and Destinie reached town and Alwin smiled "Welcome to my kingdom" he sais so far safe from the king... he. ah have left me in cuarge but i dont thkmk he cares much for this place."
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Destinie looked around, smiling. "It's so pretty....." She looked over at Alwin. "If the people are even half as kind as you've been to me, I know I'll love it here...." She blushed brightly. -
"Well I dont knwo the people but I dont thimk youll have a problem witg people here. Your just a likeable person" he smiled "He house z this way" he got off his horse helped Destknie down andd walkdx toward itComment
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Destinie followed him, Fayt close behind her. "Thank you again. I owe you so much."Comment
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"No" he said "You deserve it and I needed to repay the world for my crimes. You owe me nothing."Comment
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Destinie bit her lip. "Crimes?" She looked at him.Comment
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"I told you" he said "Before I joined Rhykim Gra e and I were thievez. And before Grave..." he shivered "I was desperate... annd they offered companionship... money... food..."Comment
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She reached over to touch his arm. "It's ok.... I know how good the bad guys are at smooth-talking you into trusting them, I fell for it too..... and I ended up as a slave because of it......"Comment
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Dean sighed "No... you dont knoe whag theh made me do..." he sat down on a nearby stump. Tears appeared. Skmething he had kept bzck for years as memories began to flood him..."Comment
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Destinie sat beside him. "If you want to talk about it, I'll listen...." She reached over and took his hand, giving it a gentle squeeze.Comment
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He sighed and squeezed her hand telling her of hiz former gang the Barracudas. Talss of robbery smugglng and rape. Arson and terrorsm. Exortion anxmd fraud. Murders by his iwn hand and bh thize of iothers. By the time he was gone he ouls bareky soeak. His eyes wdre now dry but his head staysd sadly on hee shkulder crykng the tears that woukdnt come.Comment
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She held him close, rubbing his back gently. "You did a lot of horrible things in the past, yes. But the Alwin I'm getting to know, the Alwin who set me free and gave me a second chance at life, is not the kind of person who would do those sort of things. The you from back then is not who you are now. That Alwin is no more. He died when you chose to do the right thing, and to try to atone for what you did wrong. He died, and you took his place." She gently pressed her lips to his forehead. "What matters most is that you regret what you did, and chose to try to right the wrongs you did."Comment
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Alwin looled up slowly. He smiled at her "Thank you" he said and hugged her toightly
Jed needed thisvfrom somenody... and hw wasnt surprised ot was Destonie who have it.Comment
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Destinie smiled at him, hugging him back. "Any time you need someone to talk to, I'll be here for you. I promise."Comment
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"Thank you," he whispered, "So much," he opened the door for her to go through. Maybe freeing her had been better for him than he had previously known... he smiled to himself. mayeb now he could forgiev himself if somebody... if Destinie... could. And she did.Comment
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