This is how a Heart Breaks

He felt his ears fall back as she spoke, as if all her will had seeped out in her tones. He wanted to gather up all her magic, all that she was and help her feel whole again. But there was only so much that he could do, and it seemed mostly that all he could do was embrace her, hold her close to his warmth. He touched his muzzle to her cheek, close to her ear and held her even tighter as she spoke of her brothers, of the woman who had taken her home away...His tightness ached even harder in his chest. Her brother had died! In an instant he felt himself in her position, wondering exactly what would happen if his own siblings had perished. He remembered how he felt just knowing that Glacier wasn't well, he couldn't imagine the thought that he had died. A small pitched sound vibrated in his throat as he pressed close to her, but then he stopped. He froze, everything ached the moment she spoke those words. For a moment he believed that she was having second thoughts, but then he heard her final words. Quickly pulling away, he stared down at her, a flash of anger in his eyes that she wouldn't see before he sighed. Resting his nose against skull he sighed deeply. "My little cloud..." He whispered so softly, his deep voice shaking with emotion. "You just don't see what you are..." He whispered, kissing along her cheek and holding her even closer. "I will not leave you, never. Not after everything had happened to you, I will never leave, and not because of it either. I..." He paused then, pulling in a breath of air. All this was too much, far too much. He felt emotion so strongly, and this...this was just all too much. The pain he felt for her, the pain he felt knowing she felt so little of herself, or far too much for him. "I'm pretty sure I've fallen for you Gaia" He said softly, truthfully. "I can not leave you now, not ever...please, don't ever say such a thing. You're much stronger than you give yourself credit for." He would pause then, breathing in slowly, hoping that the words were sinking in. "I would never want anyone else, my little Gaia..."

"Burn Baby Burn"