But poor valery, if she ever found out what really happened, it would _destroy_ her.
_i had to do it, emily. for valery. i had to keep her safe. but i had to do it for myself, too. please forgive me, but i couldn't bear living in that house anymore.
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valery grabbed a fistful of his shirt, and james placed a hand on top of her head.
"it's fine, girl. you just stay with your brothers, okay?"
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valery clammed up immediately, but he would not let this go. in a very morbid sense, he had gotten exactly what he had asked for. another job to do. "valery, look at me."
"'s dark."
"look at me anyway!"
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"this knife will cut even deeper if you don't let valery go. i'm serious, banno. you're leaving me with no other options here. _just let her go!_"
"daddy!" valery screamed, wriggling in banno's grasp. "a knife won't work! he can't feel pain!"
_what?
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"this knife will cut even deeper if you don't let valery go. i'm serious, banno. you're leaving me with no other options here. _just let her go!_"
"daddy!" valery screamed, wriggling in banno's grasp. "a knife won't work! he can't feel pain!"
_what?
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But poor valery, if she ever found out what really happened, it would _destroy_ her.
_i had to do it, emily. for valery. i had to keep her safe. but i had to do it for myself, too. please forgive me, but i couldn't bear living in that house anymore.
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He felt so tired and lightheaded, but the taste of that patch on his tongue was almost like having valery by his side, lightly caressing his lips, urging him on.
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"it's because i didn't want to wake valery," he said, his voice grave. "i've only been here for a short while, but even i can see how much she reveres you and your brother.
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This was not vallah/valery anymore. this was vallah, and _only_ vallah. purely vallah.
"where did valery go?" he asked, already knowing the answer, but needing to ask it anyway.
"she is still outside," vallah said. "all alone. cold and frightened.
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valery clammed up immediately, but he would not let this go. in a very morbid sense, he had gotten exactly what he had asked for. another job to do. "valery, look at me."
"'s dark."
"look at me anyway!"
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