Noctisardor Bypass Here I stand, still I'm drawn down to my knees.

She admitted to him that they would not be okay, but at least now, here they were safe. They had family to watch over them, protect them. 

He looked to her golden eyes, and his gaze and thoughts stayed there. Man, he loved her, he couldn’t understand why anybody wouldn’t love her. In fact, he believed Caracal was beyond blessed to have such a wonderful woman in his life, even if it only for a short time, and no matter what happened, John could never see a bad side to her. 

“Indeed. They won’t be alone, that’s for certain.” he began, his voice taking on a worried tone, his face too, “But Heda, I-I don’t want to risk… losing you. The world is dangerous, the land, you and I both know well enough.”

“There’s something you need to know. About me.” It was finally time, time to tell Heda more about himself.