Slowly, I began brainwashing the young girl.
It would be troublesome if she remembered the Camp or Ana's death.
I didn't need an emotionally unstable or depressed partner with me, dragging down my morale as we went through future adventures.
I wanted a cute, supportive Lily to journey beside me. All I had to do was to make her that way! The
'Just you wait, Lily… I'm going to dye you in my color!'
The process was immersive, as I took care of every single detail so she would not have a mental or emotional meltdown later on. We were all alone, anyway, so there was no fear of interrupting.
In the unlikely scenario that an enemy attacked, my
"You're… my… everything…" She began whispering, giving a hollow smile.