It's too much to bear my darlin', the weight of the world
And I would carry it for you
For long, warm moments Noah just lay with his wife. His fingers danced over her exposed skin, softer than even the richest of fabrics. He drank in her scent and basked in her warmth against him. He realized that this was the first time in a long time that they had been so deeply intimate. Not physical — but intimate. To know her so suddenly and so fiercely, to be known so deeply. He had missed it — missed her — in the truest sense of it all.
He took a deep breath, her scent calming every nerve.
”My quest is almost done. I was finishing up my last task with Sah when Eira scented you.” He said, running his fingers along the back of her hand. ”I’m ready to call Vi. To show him what I’ve done.” His glacier eyes traced the outline of her hand, as if he were inspecting it—like it were new and he had more of it to commit to memory. ”I’ve been so shattered. My heart, my soul — I’ve been putting myself first for far too long and masking it with serving others. I hesitated when Vi gave me clear direction because it wasn’t what I wanted to hear. I’ve not only had to deal with that on my own, but I’ve forced our family to suffer the consequences as well. It wasn’t fair of me to pull you all away from Halo, away from the people who love and support you. Pull you away from your parents, sisters, from Deimos, Sah…I’m sorry, Delia.”
He took a deep breath, her scent calming every nerve.
”My quest is almost done. I was finishing up my last task with Sah when Eira scented you.” He said, running his fingers along the back of her hand. ”I’m ready to call Vi. To show him what I’ve done.” His glacier eyes traced the outline of her hand, as if he were inspecting it—like it were new and he had more of it to commit to memory. ”I’ve been so shattered. My heart, my soul — I’ve been putting myself first for far too long and masking it with serving others. I hesitated when Vi gave me clear direction because it wasn’t what I wanted to hear. I’ve not only had to deal with that on my own, but I’ve forced our family to suffer the consequences as well. It wasn’t fair of me to pull you all away from Halo, away from the people who love and support you. Pull you away from your parents, sisters, from Deimos, Sah…I’m sorry, Delia.”
