She shook her head. "I don't mind. To be honest, I'm pretty much an open book around here. You ask any random Chosen on the street and they'll be able to rattle off half of my life's story and my five favorite songs."

Okay, maybe that was a little bit of an exaggeration. But Diana had very, very little left to hide any more. And she really preferred it that way. It was just easier, a better way to live.

You know, as much as any vampire could claim to 'live.'

"I think the most important thing I learned about myself in the multiverse is that...I can heal. In ways I never thought possible. Some of the worst things that can happen to a person happened to me out here. I lost my faith in human beings. I was separated from people I love. I was cheated on. I was bullied and harassed. I had my trust broken. I was victimized by prejudice." She shrugged. "And I survived it. All of it. And I'm still...me. I still have everything I ever believed in. I still wake up each night and know that...that there's hope."

Diana covered her face with her hand for a second, half laughing and half cringing. "I know that sounds ridiculous, but it's the truth."