3/5 lie one more surprise

[Why was she now feeling the urge to cry? It was such a simple promise and yet...it touched her. To find someone willing to reach a hand out to her without her having to ask. Or simply put, the greatest kindness anyone can bestow on her was to treat her like a normal girl without any type of expectation. Without expecting to have to pay any kind of price?

Nike could not help feel her shoulders begin to slowly slack while releasing a breath she had no idea she was holding onto until now.

What was this feeling? It felt so familiar, yet so foreign. She knew no one could make such a promise. She knew! Just like the way she appeared, she'll disappear. Everyone will meet the same fate. It was expected and yet to know she had someone she could rely on.....

An actual friend. A true one. With no connection to Livius or being influenced by him...

It felt very good to have someone like that. A little nerve-wracking too, but....nice too. Lowering her head, a bittersweet smile will spread as she.....stares at his hands for a moment, at the distance...

This was a good distance while all at once.....there was....some dissatisfaction about it. Why wasn't she pleased about it? About this distance?]