Redtail Rise [m] bolero

The answer wasn't as bad as it could have been, but it didn't erase his fears. So she was right, too? But not more. Ratio wasn't sure exactly what that meant. Could he live with being second to someone else? The very thought made him want to pull away. For Ratio, his loyalty and love could belong only to one person. He would happily and easily forsake all others, it was not a difficult decision to make. Perhaps Ashlar was not like that. Could Ratio live that way? He wasn't sure.

"I don't...I think it might mean something different...to me." he answered slowly, unsure of his words. He did not pull away from Ashlar, but there was a sinking feeling in his chest. "You would be it for me. I don't know..." he was so lost for words, so unclear on how to explain himself well. Everything he said felt inadequate. "If I am not it for you...? I don't know what I'm supposed to be. Is she...more than me? Less? Are we the same? I just...I don't know." it was his place that he was unsure of and what his future was supposed to be from here on.