Grief does not change you, it reveals you

Tempest couldn't help it, she was at Mikael's side and breathing in his scent. It was him. Finally. "Mikael, I missed you so much. I left Redhawk, trying to catch your trail. My-my father found me. He tried to kill me, and gave me this scar" she said motioning to her shoulder. In a quieter voice she said "You should have told me, Mikael. How do you think I would have felt if you had vanished and died? I-I love you" she whispered, to overcome by numerous emotions to speak.

There was so much for she wanted to say, but for now she was simply content to stand beside him, feel his coat beside hers and know that he was real. And not just a figment of her imagination, a part of her reaching for better days. No. This was real.