_{“No. I know no one does.”}

                       

Ed muttered honestly, staring at the floor. She had been foolish
enough to hope, which she knew better than to do.

_{Hope was a dangerous thing. Ky’lar had used it several times in the bast to obtain his own ends. Shattering it whenever someone needed it most. To that reason, he moved to run his left hand under her chin for a few moments.
     “Yet, you continue to think that I do. It’s amusing. Truly.”}