"I can run pretty fast," he assured her with that crooked smile softening as he looked down into her eyes and curled her fingers around the Compass. "An' worst case, I'm sturdy enough t'take a few hits while I'm runnin'." If he was only given the chance to run. He wasn't too proud to flee if it came down to facing the Family alone and outmatched, but sticking around to save a friend? That, the courier might be feckless enough to do. "An' Boreal can fly high enough t'stay out o' range o' just about anythin'."
Something in him eased, releasing like a gentle draw down on an overstrung bow when she took the Compass without further argument. Her free hands cupped his face and he closed his eyes, smiling down into her touch as the worry eased from his brow. She was his home, his light, his comfort and his joy, and at her promise he reached out to rest his hands on her waist, holding her gently close. "Long as we can,' he echoed, eyes drifting open and smile fading at the seriousness of her tone. "An' I'll do th'same for you, if it comes to it. Never goodbye, love. Not between us. We've still got plenty o' journeys ahead o' us, an' not all th'Void in Caido can stop us." He bent his head slowly, giving her time to adjust her hands as he pressed his forehead to hers and and brushed their noses together. "I love you, Alys Glasse. Now an' forever."
Something in him eased, releasing like a gentle draw down on an overstrung bow when she took the Compass without further argument. Her free hands cupped his face and he closed his eyes, smiling down into her touch as the worry eased from his brow. She was his home, his light, his comfort and his joy, and at her promise he reached out to rest his hands on her waist, holding her gently close. "Long as we can,' he echoed, eyes drifting open and smile fading at the seriousness of her tone. "An' I'll do th'same for you, if it comes to it. Never goodbye, love. Not between us. We've still got plenty o' journeys ahead o' us, an' not all th'Void in Caido can stop us." He bent his head slowly, giving her time to adjust her hands as he pressed his forehead to hers and and brushed their noses together. "I love you, Alys Glasse. Now an' forever."
