[Which hurts to admit, but she knows it is true. Knows he is right there. She's known it perhaps earlier than she should have, still being so young and realistic sometimes to a fault after everything she has been through. Even if part of her wants reassurance in some small way, she's also appreciative that he's not coddling her the way most adults would. He never has. Has always been honest with her.]
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[Which hurts to admit, but she knows it is true. Knows he is right there. She's known it perhaps earlier than she should have, still being so young and realistic sometimes to a fault after everything she has been through. Even if part of her wants reassurance in some small way, she's also appreciative that he's not coddling her the way most adults would. He never has. Has always been honest with her.]