She was bright, cheerful, resilient, even book-smart when she needed to be, albeit a bit clueless in other aspects, most of all… I think she is wiser than she let on, I mean, she didn't tell anyone about her invulnerability, and she didn't snitch the fact that I left her to almost be killed by ErikDop… So she had some common sense, that didn't excuse her from not knowing the implications when I groped her boobs in the Poison Dragon's dungeon or when she used my real name with the New Destiny, though.
With all that said about Hailie… I took a moment to look down at myself. I was the one sitting outside with my back against the wall, trying to make peace with the fact that my life had boiled down to surviving, not living.
I had a life, of course.
