*Volume 3 commences... (๑´• ₃ •̀๑)*
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Trimshaw Island, Present Day…
…. and then he added with a softer voice, "It doesn't mean that you're weak when you have a hard time in life or a hard circumstance or when other people prey on you. In fact, sometimes, you need bad things to happen to inspire you to change and grow. It is never your fault when you react to save yourself or someone dear to you.
Never forget that it takes a strong person to have the will to struggle and stand up in the face of adversity and trials! And you, Mirabel, are the definition of strength, for you got through it all! I am proud that you did that! 'Is he proud of me for hurting Charles?' Mirabel wondered briefly, but the essence and intention of the statement were not lost to her at all.