“This… The gods know I would find it worse for you to suffer. To watch you deal with the repercussions of my choice.” I dropped my gaze. I couldn’t even look at him. Lorian’s hand slid to my chin, holding tight until my eyes met his once more. “I would take any consequences to be here with you. Any repercussions. Any punishment. Anything. You think I wouldn’t make the same choice a million times, even knowing the outcome? I would let my brother shatter me with his magic every day for the rest of my life as long as I got to see you in those moments before my death.”
