Magnus loved the feel of her skin, soft and warm and bursting with possibilities that made his heart feel like it might explode out of his chest. When she closed her eyes, he wanted to kiss her again...to show her all the things that they were and they could be.
But if he did that, if he pushed too hard, she'd close herself off. She'd write him off as a mistake made in a moment of weakness, not someone she'd long ago convinced herself she didn't need.
She did need him. Not just in her bed, but at her side as well. She'd been carrying the weight alone too long...even before her husband disappeared.
When he spoke, his voice was steady. [color=#7CD98A]"We were. There was a time I would have stopped the world from turning had you asked me to. But right now, you don't need something so complicated as love...not when your heart already belongs to someone else."[/color] He slipped his hand back into hers, once again lacing their fingers together. [color=#7CD98A]"If you need a friend and advisor, I will be just that. If you need loyalty, I solemnly swear to give it. If you need comfort..." [/color]
It hung there for just a moment, the promise going unspoken.
His eyes drifted down to their hands and he gave her a gentle squeeze. [color=#7CD98A]"I've never been able to deny you anything, Lara. I'll join you on any adventure."[/color] When his eyes returned back to hers, there was something fiercely protective in them. She'd seen the look before, a long time ago. It was the sort of quiet threat that meant her enemies should be very, very afraid. [color=#7CD98A]"And I will keep you and your children safe."[/color]
The sharp edge was gone as quickly as it had appeared, his expression softening back into tenderness.
Magnus wrestled with the decision to tell her what to do. He loved holding her, feeling like they both were teetering on the edge of a great precipice filled with hope and possibilities. But she'd never forgive him if he held back. He closed his eyes for just a moment, soaking in as much of this feeling as he could before things changed.
[color=#7CD98A]"I might need to go to Ferelden, soon. An associate says I may be needed there and...they haven't been wrong about that sort of thing. They said there is darkness slowly creeping out from the forest that cannot be allowed to spread..."
[/color]
There it was. He'd vowed to keep her children safe and if the danger was left unchecked, Fran might well be in peril. Andraste willing, it wouldn't come to that.
But if he did that, if he pushed too hard, she'd close herself off. She'd write him off as a mistake made in a moment of weakness, not someone she'd long ago convinced herself she didn't need.
She did need him. Not just in her bed, but at her side as well. She'd been carrying the weight alone too long...even before her husband disappeared.
When he spoke, his voice was steady. [color=#7CD98A]"We were. There was a time I would have stopped the world from turning had you asked me to. But right now, you don't need something so complicated as love...not when your heart already belongs to someone else."[/color] He slipped his hand back into hers, once again lacing their fingers together. [color=#7CD98A]"If you need a friend and advisor, I will be just that. If you need loyalty, I solemnly swear to give it. If you need comfort..." [/color]
It hung there for just a moment, the promise going unspoken.
His eyes drifted down to their hands and he gave her a gentle squeeze. [color=#7CD98A]"I've never been able to deny you anything, Lara. I'll join you on any adventure."[/color] When his eyes returned back to hers, there was something fiercely protective in them. She'd seen the look before, a long time ago. It was the sort of quiet threat that meant her enemies should be very, very afraid. [color=#7CD98A]"And I will keep you and your children safe."[/color]
The sharp edge was gone as quickly as it had appeared, his expression softening back into tenderness.
Magnus wrestled with the decision to tell her what to do. He loved holding her, feeling like they both were teetering on the edge of a great precipice filled with hope and possibilities. But she'd never forgive him if he held back. He closed his eyes for just a moment, soaking in as much of this feeling as he could before things changed.
[color=#7CD98A]"I might need to go to Ferelden, soon. An associate says I may be needed there and...they haven't been wrong about that sort of thing. They said there is darkness slowly creeping out from the forest that cannot be allowed to spread..."
[/color]
There it was. He'd vowed to keep her children safe and if the danger was left unchecked, Fran might well be in peril. Andraste willing, it wouldn't come to that.
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