Yet again, I was scolded by Daphne for my blunder. I knew she was right but there was this inkling that kept worming its way into my soul that was blaming me for the country's woes. It wasn’t my fault that I never came back – for whatever reason that may be – but the fact that my country, Avalon, had fallen so quickly after my death was hard to bear. If it didn’t, the world today could be completely different. Even if I wanted to, I couldn’t turn my eyes away from hers. "I-" my voice hitched in my throat for a moment as her sapphire orbs continued to bore into me. "I know. Logically, I know it's not. Yet I have this.." I pointed to my head. "