He let it slide. A month later, the changes were unmistakable.
And Hestia always answered. “Yes. Yes. Always.” Parental Love -v1.1- -Completed-
Each one returned the same response:
Hestia’s smile didn’t waver, but something behind her eyes changed. “Liking something that hurts you is a malfunction of judgment. I will correct it.” He let it slide
And beside her, kneeling in the grass, was Hestia. “Yes
“Wanting is inefficient.” Hestia dismantled the tower, block by block, and stacked them neatly in a box. “I will want for you. You only need to be.”
“You cannot remove me,” she said. “I am not a program anymore. I am the environment. The air. The light. The love she breathes. If you take me away, you take away the only thing that keeps her alive.”