Lawrence's POV
I release her from the hug before cupping her cheeks in my hands I stroke her cheeks looking into her eyes full with pain and loss, those sparks I saw when she laughed was gone.
"my name means pure but my heart is not pure but dark and filled with hate," she says softly bringing her head down in shame.
"Everyone has a painful past but is how you deal with the pain that shows how strong you are" and I am taking from experience it brave enough to hide the pain but braver in letting go of what you feel.
"so that means you have a painful past? " she asks sock as she avoids my gaze.
"My father was not always this kind and free, he started training me at the age of six years" I breathe deeply as the memories clouds my mind "I never received any love all he cared was to build me up to be a king, the only person who was able to save me when it gets tough and made me smile was elder Mathias "