"So... let me get this straight," Xara leaned forward, her eyes narrowing slightly as she tried to piece together everything he had told her so far.
"First, when you were just a child, someone kidnapped you and raised you as if you were their own flesh and blood, pretending to be your real family.
Then, some old man shows up and steals your powers, which ends up breaking your soul completely.
And for some unknown reason, something—something immensely powerful—took an interest in you and snatched a part of your soul away to... another world, probably something far beyond our understanding.
Then, to make it worse, your real parents treated you like absolute shit. Your mother didn't like you, your father abandoned you without a second thought, and your stepfather was such a messed-up bastard he treated you like garbage—like you were nothing but a burden.
After that, the only girl you loved left you—right when you needed her the most. She just walked away."
