“Faelyn, there’s so much I need to tell you. So much you should know,” he whispers huskily. “We’ll have time for you to tell me as you’re ready.” I raise a hand to cover his, holding it against my warm cheek. “You’re coming with me, remember?” “As long as you want me there,” he reiterates. “There isn’t any world I could imagine where I wouldn’t.” “When you learn all of who I am, what I’ve done…” “Things you had to,” I insist to him. “To survive Conri and this harsh world you were born into.” “If only that were the extent of it.” He sighs and releases me, going to move away. I don’t let him.
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