Chapter 51 Like An Explosion In A Dam

• ARYA
• I'd been courting a monster, and sadly, I didn't realize it before now. I'd believed that he was just misunderstood, creating several possible reasons for the things he'd done. Silly old me had tried to make excuses for the evil he'd done. And now that his true nature was exposed in front of me, I ran out of excuses.
• My knees gave out, and I crumbled to the floor, staring at my father's decapitated body. Memories of him chasing Maya and me around the house replayed themselves in my head. I could almost hear the sound of our laughter. I could see him holding my mother in a loving embrace. I could see him wiping my tears after I'd tripped and hurt myself.