“I worried … about Maran … yet I could see no other course.”
“Many worry … few act. You act, and I will be with you.” Her fingers tighten around his. “I will, and never doubt it. Never.” Her last word is whispered fiercely.
Whatever will come, whatever will be … they will face it together.
“ … even if we are thousands of kays apart,” Ryalth murmurs.
He holds her tightly, without barriers, without reservations … and her arms are as firmly around him as his are around her.