We-Love-Luka

Chapter 14 – The Isolation of the Fragments A shield has to be staunch and take the hits again and again, without cracking. But nothing on this earth can resist forever, no matter how enduring.   A shield needs something to protect, or else it is rendered meaningless. It safeguards, it cherishes and yet is never remarked upon by those it defends, unless it fails its purpose. Kaito rested face-down over the bed covers, tracing the wood grain of the head of the bed with a finger.  The more he thought of his situation, the more sleep eluded him. ‘Defend your friends, no matter what. If nothing else, be constant and true.’ &