“Ask me if I have ever been in love.” Silene hesitated, staring up at him with a plea in her eyes for him to take back his words. Her voice was small as she asked, “Have you ever been in love?” Skies overhead rumbled with thick thunder as he admitted, “I am.” It felt like every clock had stopped moving at that very second, stuck onto those two words as Silene uttered two quiet words of her own, “You are?” “Yes,”
