Wings of Starlight

by Allison Saft

“You came.”

“It’s not worth mentioning.” He flexed his fingers as if working out a cramp, then took a single step back from her. The snow crunched beneath his weight.

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“What I mean to say, I suppose, is that summer encourages us to savor our time, in whichever way we choose to.”

When he spoke, his voice was low and full of wonder. “You’re incredible.” For perhaps the first time, she believed it.

“Be angry if you must,” he said, “but I can’t lose you.”

What fools their hearts made of them.

“Clarion,” he said, with some iron in his voice. “I don’t regret what I’ve done, nor do I blame you for what happened. I’d do it again if given the opportunity.”

“You will have all your subjects to love you. And even if I am not beside you, you will still have me. There will never be a star brighter. I will always love you.”

Crying.