Lily found herself on the border of tears as she hugged her dad who had been fully healed after the event had concluded. She had felt nothing when the elders had been consumed by the black flames that had suddenly appeared at around the same time.
They were villains, schemers and murderers who wanted to do nothing but cretins who harmed her family.
She didn't even flinch when she saw their faces twisting in agony. If anything, a small part of her was glad. Glad that they were gone. That they could never again threaten her, her parents, or the people she cared about.
Her father's arms tightened around her.
"You did good," he whispered softly into her ear. "We're safe now. You were so strong."
Her father's voice was comforting even as she felt his hands trembling slightly. Karma had come to destroy him for his past choices but he couldn't help but feel that his daughter had taken part of that burden from him.
