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I have lived through war, and lost much. I know what’s worth the fight, and what is not.
For the sake of love alone, would I walk through fire again.
“The past is gone—the future is not come. And we are here together, you and I.”
“The world and each day in it is a gift, mo chridhe—no matter what tomorrow may be.”
“To see the years touch ye gives me joy, Sassenach,” he whispered, “—for it means that ye live.”
“Come to me. Cover me. Shelter me, a bhean, heal me. Burn with me, as I burn for you.” I lay on him, covered him, my skin, his bone, and still—still!—that fierce bright core of flesh to join us. I let my hair fall down around us both, and in the fire-shot cavern of its darkness, whispered back. “Until we two be burned to ashes.”