Don't Get Cold Feet Now

Her words hit him like a hammer to his skull, immediately sending him into a sense of dizziness as he listened to their depth. She had given him everything of her, and he had been so elusive.. as he always had been in her life. He had expected himself to change, to be more present.. to be there for her like he wanted to me, and yet somehow he could not keep himself still and his mind sound. He was still learning, but in order for any of this to work.. he would first have to be present, and to try.

He gave her a single nod, his eyes never once straying from her own. She asked for his attention and his whole body seemed to become overrun with a wave of emotions as all he wanted to do was step forward and embrace her, though his muscles tensed as he stopped himself and continued to listen. She missed him, as he missed her. He sat there quiet and in thought for some time, listening to the faint whispers his mind played in his ears and the echo of her own voice.

"I won't leave. From now, until the day of their birth, I will remain here on these lands, with you. I am here, and I will be here.. as your mate until my death." His promise was spoken with absolute certainty, with volume and with the depth of declaration. He allowed himself to step forward finally and brushed his nose to her cheek, stretching his neck in case she held him back again.

"I have been keeping myself busy, attending to duties I misprioritized when I should have been here more for you. I am focused now, and there is nothing else I can justify busying myself with. I will be here, I promise."