*Leo*

I had a promise to keep, and I intended to do just that. I did not break my promises to anyone for any reason. Even if it damn near killed me and made me look like a fool. It was something I’d learned as a boy.

I remembered feeling let down all too often by adults who said they’d do something and ended up not doing whatever they’d agreed to do. for a child, even when the word promise wasn’t uttered.

I learned all too soon that any words that came ...