Neverwinter Forest my undoing, oh my love,

in that moment he was everything.

the moon, the sun, the earth.

the wind, the rain, the light.

forehead against forehead brought her to earth. she loved him, she had decided. she loved him, she felt deeply. if they never wedded, if their souls ever parted, if the earth was ripped into two halves — it did not matter.

she loved him.

had anyone ever seen her so clearly? had ever her father or mother? perhaps when she was fresh to the world, first born and in the space of a ulaq. maybe before the world had changed her with love and loss. she had changed since her first breath.

now it felt like she had been reborn again. another fresh breath. this time with him as her witness, with the air of forneskja as her own.

she did not want to wait to tell him. she had seen her sister go too soon, she had seen family wander and return — herself included. what if she waited and he never heard the words? he should know. he needed to know.

i love you.

whispered even if it felt like a yell.

i love you. i love all you have done, i love all you will do. my spirit will always know yours no matter.