
He racked his brain. He knew only the Disney versions of fairy tales, and the first image that came to mind was Ariel in her seashell bra. He’d had a crush on her when he was eight. Not that this seemed like the time to mention it.
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↳ “When I was nine, my father gave me a falcon. He told me to make it obedient. I was supposed to keep the bird blind, but I couldn’t bring myself to do that. Instead, I touched and stroked its wings until it trusted me. I tamed it to perfection. I took it to my father, expecting him to be proud of what I’ve done. He said, ‘I told you to make it obedient. Instead, you taught it to love you. You didn’t tame it, you broke it.’ He took the bird and broke its neck. I cried all night and I never cried again.”
It’s the moment of truth and the moment to lie. The moment to live and the moment to die. This is W A R