Darious’s eyes grew sad as he answered, “I love you enough.” With that he dipped his head, placing his forehead against hers. He could see the images playing across her mind’s eye and they made him flinch as he took it all in… the soul of the priestess with the heart of a thousand lives.
She knew time stood still for them… but only if they returned to that instant. In her world, the battle would happen… and her friends would die. Tasuki would already be dead if she hadn’t been there to save him. If she didn’t go back, then he would surely die for real… and her grandpa, everyone human would be killed and the guardians would keep fighting until they had no strength left.
Darious could see it as she did… the world would become a place where children cried. A place where mothers and fathers
