i'll never forget you

Hopeless, that’s how he felt, hopeless, helpless, and he didn’t know what to do. He hugged tightly to Aslatiel as she held back to him, her sweet presence and gentle affections everything he needed. How could he live with such a great guilt hanging over his head. For a long few minutes Asla was quiet as he cycled through those emotions again and again. There was no fixing Rue, he’d been far too slow and much to lax in his attention to her. She was torn from this world when he’d vowed to protect her.

He shook his head minimally so he didn’t disturb her. ”My friend,” his best friend, his reason for waking up in the morning and balm for his soul when Asla felt so far away. ”I failed to protect her life, I promised. I’m the reason…” he lost his momentum as he spoke about those moments that he wished so hard were different. He buried his head into Asla’s fur and tried to will the past in a different direction.