Nova Peak [m] Cloister of St. Glinda

He should be scared. Downright terrified.

Yet he had seen how Riley mourned Raider and how it all seemed like such an explosive impact upon the world around them. He hoped that if anything befell him that someone would mourn him just the same, that there would be ripples in his absence.

He wanted the dancer to be in that story for himself. A thought that echoed as he was held.

His.

Mine.

He gave himself entirely now and, maybe foolishly-boyishly, expected to be given everything in return too. One might have said 'too soon' for such grand commitment but he had just witnessed how terribly short life could be.