“Nora Revealed Her Dead Father’s Watch to Adrian, Then Clara Exposed the Dangerous Secret James Had Died Trying to Protect”
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Chapter 14 - Nora Asks About Her Father
When Nora turned six, she asked why James died.
I told her the age-appropriate truth.
“He found out someone was doing dangerous, dishonest things, and that
person tried to stop him.”
“Was Daddy brave?”
“Yes.”
“Was he scared?”
“Probably.”
She frowned.
“Can you be both?”
Adrian answered from the doorway.
“That’s usually what brave means.”
Nora looked at him.
“Were you scared?”
He smiled sadly.
“Not enough when I was younger.”
She did not understand.
May you like
Someday she would.
There was no reason to make her carry adult guilt before then.
