Book 1 : Chapter 74 Magic Swordy Thing

November 27th

A week later and Leo and I hadn't had another argument. We listened to each other, refrained from shouting and stopped the snide comments and the pointless disagreements.

And it was all traced back to the forest escapade.

Before, our personalities had been incompatible, constantly clashing as we battled one another, both reluctant to give in.

It would never work like that. Something had to change.

And that something was me.

I no longer questioned Leo's every move and I fought the urge to snap and push against him and everything just started to run smoothly. Life was so much easier standing by Leo rather than against him and peace returned to the house.

But easier didn't equal right. Something made me uneasy. Every command I followed and opinion I withheld gave me a mixed feeling of both satisfaction and guilt. Guilt that I'd just chosen the easy option. Guilt that I'd sacrificed a part of myself. And guilt that I'd let everybody he made suffer down.