"He is horrible." He nodded gently "He does bad things. He lies and cheats."
Orc shook his head gently and brought his gaze back up to her imploringly.
"But he's my best friend. He took care of me when I couldn't take care of myself. When I wanted to kill myself he kept me going. He doesn't always do what's right, or even what's nice...but he's not a monster."
He hadn't realized how important Howard had been till arriving in the Capitol. Now that they saw so little of each other it was more obvious how much they had been together before.
"I don't know Aunamee. I didn't grow up with him...and I don't care about him. I care about Howard and you."
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"He is horrible." He nodded gently "He does bad things. He lies and cheats."
Orc shook his head gently and brought his gaze back up to her imploringly.
"But he's my best friend. He took care of me when I couldn't take care of myself. When I wanted to kill myself he kept me going. He doesn't always do what's right, or even what's nice...but he's not a monster."
He hadn't realized how important Howard had been till arriving in the Capitol. Now that they saw so little of each other it was more obvious how much they had been together before.
"I don't know Aunamee. I didn't grow up with him...and I don't care about him. I care about Howard and you."
Couldn't it be that easy?