Duskfire Glacier eyesight

gaze flicked to her, lingering for a moment before he spoke, his voice rough but steady, laced with a truth he rarely voiced.

because you had no reason to bring me here, no reason to try at all, he said simply, his tone neither harsh nor soft but weighted with meaning. but you did. when no one else would.

he shifted slightly, the subtle discomfort of his wounds evident, yet his focus remained on her.

rules are made to be broken. a dry chuckle escaped him, though there was no malice in it, only a quiet wonder. funny. you're the only one who's acted like i deserve to live.