" I know it's been hard for you, since the duel. Since - since the orphange. You've been so busy at not being him, and you've been so beautiful at not being him, Lee -cutting off your roots every time it's been asked of you. I've watched you do it, and watched you hurt, and I think you've done it enough." Her voice hardens, her breath quickens. "When you look at this knife, I want you to remember it belonged to a father who loved you. And I want you to remember that I was the one who gave it to you. "

― Rosaria Munda , Flamefall (The Aurelian Cycle, #2)