I kind of lucked out, being adopted by a nobleman. And I don't remember life before that. ( well, she did, but it was the fighting for her life parts that stuck with her, not the mundane memories of the family she may have once had. )

I'm sure you don't have to hear me say it — but keep doing it. It's all worth it in the end, I think, to break those rules. People like you tend to make things better when they do.