Wheeling Gull Isle And basically I've gotta know

Daeg closed his eyes and sighed heavily, knowing very well the truth in her words, but it didn't make her torment any easier to swallow or let go of. And, how thankful for them both that he couldn't read her mind when it went to that dark place. Still, it would be a long time before he could let go of the guilt, and he would surely do everything in his power to make the rest of her days fit for the Queen she was. 

He didn't want this moment to be tainted by the awful things from their past that they couldn't change. He didn't like that the joy he had seen in her features just moments ago was now gone, snuffed out by the ghosts of her past. He nuzzled her, delivering a gentle kiss to her starry cheek. Let's not allow him to steal this moment from us, he murmured against her fur. You're right: we're together now, and that's all that matters. And, he was never letting anything keep him from her ever again.