Panther Park what am i supposed to do? no way of knowing

His confession knocked her back like a galeforce burst, each word hitting her small frame like windwracked debris.  Her mouth opens and tearfully she wishes to sweep his worries away like she had done so often when she had been one of Tindome's wards... but it seems as if she has been replaced with a, uh, friend of mine.

I love you, she confessed as her eyes crinkled at the corners, I always have.  I am so happy for you.  She had watched from the sidelines as Mato had black-holed everything she loved, and she knew how the weight of leadership had cracked Delight's delicate emotional state.  

She swallowed the bitterness she felt; he didn't deserve it.  I.. will always be here for you.  If you need me.