Lyl has learned the value of being honest and open with a trustworthy friend, and how leaving gaps in knowledge can put a huge strain on a relationship where someone thought they knew you, and suddenly feel as if they do not. It is not only unfair to blindside someone in this way, but also, inhibiting, for their trust and confidence in you. Thankfully, Ginf is above hiding how she feels about Lyl's disregard in this matter, and the two can talk it out.
And thus, Lyl discovers the joy of a friend who is like-minded, and who is loyal, even when she doesn't deserve it. Most friends will come and go, when interests change or someone ceases a common activity. Perhaps one will get busy with things while the other doesn't, or someone has a new family member and the other feels alone and unneeded. Whatever the case, the extremely rare person who is there for you even after long absences and large offenses is someone to cherish. Never stop trying to be honest and close with them. You will miss them if you do.
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Now that Lyl has finally matured enough to think of others, to follow through, even when it is difficult, and to be a woman of strong courage, she finally can cry. She can finally properly grieve her own losses, instead of giving compassion only for others. Her heart has opened enough to have compassion toward her own self.
And the reward she reaps for her growth and her perseverance is the satisfaction of her deepest desires, a realization of all she truly wanted the whole journey thus far.
Joy is all she knows for now. Joy and contentment; for it was rightfully earned and she left anything that might detract from her pleasure in the same arms that wrought it.
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If Lyl's bravery ever could be said to have brought her something good, it would probably have to be said that it was luck. Options appear when one is willing to try anything. People underestimate you, assuming you are like others your age, or of your stature, birthplace, or kind, so you end up impressing them, without having been anything but franticly trying to pursue your goal.
Courage is soldiering on when you are terrified, and if there is anything Lyl does well, it is this. It is not that she is actually the most talented or interesting person, as much as she does not limit her own effort based on her knowledge that she lacks knowledge. She never stops trying, no matter the seemingly impossible obstacles in front of her. Call it stubbornness. Call it luck. Call it bravery.
I call it what a wild spirit brings.
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And once again, Lyl has acted foolishly based upon her own assumptions. She has walked boldly into a situation, riding the names and titles she knows, rather than understanding the people she has chosen.
And yet again, she has had to deal with the embarrassment and suffering caused by her rash behavior.
Lyl has had time with herself, which, though irritating and sad, she needed desperately. She has also had another opportunity to realize that she genuinely needs to spend time just learning for herself about her people.
There is a difference between confidence and blindness, and it is only a thin line. Will this finally sink in?
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