Wheeling Gull Isle Blue Tides

"i think a few months ago i would have asked you to leave, ensio." heda's voice was soft and direct. she studied him. they had been through so many things together. and now it felt as though they had grown apart.
but maybe that was gods will. maybe they had a chance now to truly know one another. "i want you to stay because you want to stay. not for me. not for anyone. for you." sweetharbor was where she had learned to focus on her own needs for the first time. she wanted the same for him.