[ If he diverts his gaze from you, it's because that's the chip on his shoulder. The biggest screw-up he made. ]
I realized then that I didn't have to be amazing, I didn't have to do everything on my own, or be the best at everything to step out of the shadows and into the light.
[ There's a chuckle. ]
And then I figured out that I'd made those shadows myself, with help from Alistair.
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[ If he diverts his gaze from you, it's because that's the chip on his shoulder. The biggest screw-up he made. ]
I realized then that I didn't have to be amazing, I didn't have to do everything on my own, or be the best at everything to step out of the shadows and into the light.
[ There's a chuckle. ]
And then I figured out that I'd made those shadows myself, with help from Alistair.