“Ripping my heart from my chest would be less painful than even considering you leaving here.” He cupped my face, his eyes turning a bright light gray. “But the only thing that hurts worse than that is imagining the dragons coming and taking you from me. I love you too much for you to suffer such a fate, so I’m willing to let you go temporarily while I force Eldrin to inform me how to get you out of the blasted vow with Pyralis.”
