A Promise Too Far

Summary

I was the simple-minded fool that General Adelaide Knight had pulled from a pile of corpses on the battlefield.

The poison had been too severe. I survived, but my mind never fully recovered. When people hit me or cursed at me, all I ever did was stare blankly and smile.

Adelaide took pity on me. She brought me into her home and refused to let anyone mistreat me. She once said, "Reed may be a fool, but he's my whole life."

And like a fool, I believed her. For five years, I followed her everywhere like a shadow.