There stood Ashton with a sign in his hands and rose petals spread around the grass. The sign was also in Yhria's language, and it was so sweet. I love you. Those three words got me so emotional. Oh God, this is happening. I ran to him with open arms and he tossed aside the sign. I crashed into him, wrapping my arms around his neck and him wrapping his arms around my waist, avoiding the huge sword on my back and the flowers on the left side of his face. His lips pressed to the top of my head since he was taller than me, and I had my head on his chest. "I love you," he murmured into my hair, running one hand through my hair. "I love you too," I murmured back into his shirt. I felt his lips turn up in a smile against my head and I moved my arms from around his neck to around his

