Well... We could not go far from the castle. Or, rather - I asked her not to. The farther you went, the more prevalent monsters were, and I was terrified of anything happening to her.
[There's a kind of guilt in her voice there, but it's masked, and she moves on quickly.]
She loved to ride, though. She'd often spend entire afternoons near the stable with her horse. We'd go to lessons and take walks through the castle gardens, too, and there was a lake near the palace, close enough that it was typically safe to reach. Sometimes we would go on picnics there.
[And then an even softer smile comes over her face.]
When we were younger, she loved to play pretend. She would also act as though she was a brave hero who would slay dragons or find a cure for the plague. Going on an adventure like that is her largest dream.
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[There's a kind of guilt in her voice there, but it's masked, and she moves on quickly.]
She loved to ride, though. She'd often spend entire afternoons near the stable with her horse. We'd go to lessons and take walks through the castle gardens, too, and there was a lake near the palace, close enough that it was typically safe to reach. Sometimes we would go on picnics there.
[And then an even softer smile comes over her face.]
When we were younger, she loved to play pretend. She would also act as though she was a brave hero who would slay dragons or find a cure for the plague. Going on an adventure like that is her largest dream.