the shield is more than a shield, it is an extension of her. The one thing that She can’t be without. She is strong but this way she knows no one will see her fears. Every time she leaves a battle she takes it as a learning lesson never to be repeated again. As she walks away she sees an extra set of foot prints on the ground beside hers. It is then that she realizes that she is not alone. She keeps walking and crying in silence looking at those little foot prints realizing that they are her foot prints.

Carla B. Boa Vida