Resilience (noun) ~the capacity to withstand or to recover quickly from difficulties; toughness. I've lived too long with pain. I won't know who I am without it. ~ Orson Scott Card. DO NOT READ IF SENSITIVE TO VIOLENCE OR IF YOU HATE SLOWBURNS. Started: 11 December 2024. Ended: Edited: ~All names, characters, places are purely fictitious. Any resemblance is purely coincidental. Hope you read and enjoy the book.