pandakatiefominz
Wraith
Sloan laughed at the story, but after a few moments asked, "What made you decide to stay? In the end?"
How Green Becomes Wood
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BookKnight
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Xander considered the question. "Necessity, at first. There was that big storm, and leaving was basically death. Then stayed because... Well, here was as good as anywhere. Stayed in a lot worse places with a lot meaner people. If these folk turned out to be bad ones, we could just leave later. Wasn't any different than most of the rest of the places we lived."
pandakatiefominz
Wraith
"It seemed to have worked out for you," Sloan told him, "I'm glad you found a place where you're happy."
BookKnight
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"Yeah. Me too. I hope you find it, too," Xander told her. "I didn't trust my happy place for a long time."
pandakatiefominz
Wraith
"I think mt situation is a little different," Sloan said lightly before asking, "When did you realize you could trust it?"
BookKnight
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"A bit, yep," Xander agreed. "Hmm. I think... for absolute certain even if sometimes my head got in the way, it was when our so-called dad showed up." He couldn't remember if he'd ever told Sloan the full story for that, but he figured she knew enough. Whatever she knew.