His pain echoed hers. She hadn't ever expected to see him again. But with the option now on the table, with the knowledge she could come back to him with enough focus, it felt all the more painful to know that if she wanted him to be safe...she would have to let him go.

And that, to her, was unacceptable.

Neria reached out, smoothing over his pained heart. She took him by the arm and ducked beneath it, so she could rest closer to him. Her arm looped around him.

"I'm not giving you up again," she whispered. "Not without a fight."