He met her eyes, and saw the implicit question. How much was about us? it asked. And how much was about you? “I don’t know,” he said to her. She squeezed his hand and smiled—that smile she’d never have been able to give when he first found her. That, more than anything, made him proud of her. “Thank you,” she whispered again. Then she let go of his hand and followed Elend into the Beyond.
