Deceptive Heat

“Is it a real bond or are you suffering the pains of betrayal and just handling it well?” Myra asked. “Some handle that better than others. That kind of depends on how the actual bond is, and if they’ve given up caring about it. Stopping caring doesn’t stop the pains, but it does stop the other side effects.

“Where one starts to wither away and isolate themselves before dying. That doesn’t really