“I worry you don’t understand the burden of eternity. You don’t need to tie yourself to me in worry that we’d lose each other. Now that I’m free, I will carry the memories of this time with you forevermore. The matter of my soul will always have your name etched into it. I may not have been able to remember my true identity within the manor, but I was still me. I know the truth of what I felt for you then and I know the truth of what I feel for you now.” He took a deep breath. “And if you do choose to be my tether, I need you to know that does not mean you have to stay with me. You’d be free
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