Super trooper

NOE

'Cause, baby, I could build a castle
Out of all the bricks they threw at me

Noe had been thinking of herself as a victim; this was the first that someone had referred to her as a survivor. The girl paused as she considered the implications, biting her lip. "Thanks," she said after a moment. "I... hadn't thought about it like that." And she hadn't been herself since she'd been cured. Maybe it was about time that she tried to figure out who she was now - outside of just being a survivor.

As for Stormbreak, Noe smiled crookedly. "I know, Stormbreak has a bad reputation, but... it has plenty about it that's good. Now that the Family's gone, I hope people give it a chance." She paused again. "I could show you, whenever it's safe to go back. If you ever want a tour guide." Noe stepped over a root, skirting the sugary sweetgrass behind Maea.

The girl new little of the Grounds, and she might have asked more questions if not for the one posed to her: whether or not she would return home, if she could. "I don't know. I love Stormbreak, don't get me wrong... but after everything with the Family, I don't know if it's really home anymore, you know?"

And every day is like a battle
But every night with us is like a dream