KADE

“That’s very optimistic, Kade,” the head seer said when the noise died down. “I don’t mean to be disrespectful to what you’ve been through, but I understand that you’ve had quite the experience, and it can be very challenging to…”

“Don’t patronize me,” I interrupted, annoyed that they had the guts to find humor in a situation like this.

I didn’t understand what I had said that was so amusing, and furthermore, the attempt to reference my experience as a way to buttress whatever point he was trying to make felt insulting. I didn’t wake up and suddenly become hopeful that we could beat the odds simply because I...