He paused, sniffing as the tears on his cheeks dried, seemingly debating whether he should leave her after such a life-altering confession. “I promise I’m not fleeing Lyrei Basin anytime soon,” Rua said with a half-smile, wiping his lingering tear with her thumb. She saw it on his face—how much those words meant to him—the child who was abandoned by his mother. He looked at her like she was the golden dawn. “I would tear down the sky for you,” he promised, leaving her with one last kiss.
