[That's a factor too. Every day somebody else had something to say about the Numbered, and less and less of it is good. It had to be hard, with so many avenues for help and support being closed off and Harry has a sinking feeling that it's only going to get harder if the climate around the whole thing stays the same.
But that's not important. A long time ago, he'd been handed his daughter and at that moment he'd made a promise. A promise that she'd never have to face anything alone, that she would always, always, have someone to turn to for anything. Sixteen years of growing, and time apart hadn't changed a line of that.]
No, no, I don't want you to be sorry.
[The whole story could wait. He still wanted it but it could wait until she's ready to share it. For now, he's just going to hug her until she's okay to let go.]
Look, I know I haven't always been there for you like I should have been but I am now. There's nothing you can come to me with that's going to change that.
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But that's not important. A long time ago, he'd been handed his daughter and at that moment he'd made a promise. A promise that she'd never have to face anything alone, that she would always, always, have someone to turn to for anything. Sixteen years of growing, and time apart hadn't changed a line of that.]
No, no, I don't want you to be sorry.
[The whole story could wait. He still wanted it but it could wait until she's ready to share it. For now, he's just going to hug her until she's okay to let go.]
Look, I know I haven't always been there for you like I should have been but I am now. There's nothing you can come to me with that's going to change that.