Cordelia hadn't ever shied away from hardship. She was raised in Halo. She was brought up in the harsh climate of their world that required you to either survive or die. Cordelia was built to last. That's what she had always thought. She could weather any storm. Overcome any obstacle. As long as she had her family behind her and her companions beside her.
That was until the war. Until she was asked to keep herself alive. To run. To be there when he came home. It's what she did. She ran, she waited, she counted down the moments for him to return. All because he asked her to.
The One Shot pressed closer to him, burying her face against his chest as her own throat tightened, breath catching painfully in her chest. "Noah, don't... I would do it again. Every time. You must know that. I would choose you always. In this life and the next." She murmured against his throat, drawing back as tears began to catch in her lashes.
The mention of their vows is what causes the tears to finally slide down her cheeks. By Vi's strength I will cherish and protect you, nourish your heart and challenge your mind. His words echoed through her mind, the vow he made in front of their friends and family. The vow she made in return. I will never part from you for as long as I live.
It seems they had both fallen short of their promises to each other.
"I'm sorry I left you, my heart. I'm so sorry."
That was until the war. Until she was asked to keep herself alive. To run. To be there when he came home. It's what she did. She ran, she waited, she counted down the moments for him to return. All because he asked her to.
The One Shot pressed closer to him, burying her face against his chest as her own throat tightened, breath catching painfully in her chest. "Noah, don't... I would do it again. Every time. You must know that. I would choose you always. In this life and the next." She murmured against his throat, drawing back as tears began to catch in her lashes.
The mention of their vows is what causes the tears to finally slide down her cheeks. By Vi's strength I will cherish and protect you, nourish your heart and challenge your mind. His words echoed through her mind, the vow he made in front of their friends and family. The vow she made in return. I will never part from you for as long as I live.
It seems they had both fallen short of their promises to each other.
"I'm sorry I left you, my heart. I'm so sorry."
Cordelia
My hand was the one you reached for all throughout the Great War
