That isn't true, of course. She could. If she stopped and really thought about it, it wouldn't be that hard. There are several young ones here whom she's tutored from time to time. But she knows there's no going back to that life. Not for good. And creating a facsimile, no matter how small, would only cause her pain.
Three of the worst moments of her life are tied to teaching. It tends to give a girl rattlers in the stomach.
"Anyway, I'd be no good at it. Not an outlaw. Not a robber, or a killer. That's no kind of role model."
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"I can't."
That isn't true, of course. She could. If she stopped and really thought about it, it wouldn't be that hard. There are several young ones here whom she's tutored from time to time. But she knows there's no going back to that life. Not for good. And creating a facsimile, no matter how small, would only cause her pain.
Three of the worst moments of her life are tied to teaching. It tends to give a girl rattlers in the stomach.
"Anyway, I'd be no good at it. Not an outlaw. Not a robber, or a killer. That's no kind of role model."