Celeste's hands trembled as she held him, her heart drowning in sorrow. "Zillon..." She sobbed pitifully. "You lied...you said you'd come back...you promised..."
Zillon looked up at her, eyes barely open. "I also... pr-promised that if-if anything happened, I'd say goodbye first, didn't I?"
"I don't want a good-bye...I want you to get up, to heal..."
"I...I w-won't heal and y...you know it."
"But you have to..."
Shakily Zillon's bloody hand reached for her face, wiping the tears that tainted it. "Don't cry, kitten..." He looked over at Xavier who stooped alongside her. "He'll take care of you..."
"No...I want you..." Celeste cried, grabbing his hand and moving it from her face to her stomach. "Will you say goodbye to them too?"
"I...I..." Tears blurred Zillon's vision, his eyes glan
