“It’s all my fault and I don't even know your name. I am so sorry for everything”, Pipper said.
“My name is Julia”, the girl answered. “Can you please explain why it is all your fault?”
Pipper told her the story. Everything! About his years in the Guild, his training and that she was supposed to be his first assignment. He told her of his failure, his flight and why he came back to her house. He couldn't look her in the eye anymore and just looked at his feet. Julia said nothing. She only looked at him. He finally looked up in misery expecting to see disgust, or maybe anger. But she looked at him with compassion… which was even worse.