“I have been waiting to find my mate for centuries,” he admitted, his voice quiet. “You cannot even begin to imagine what sort of pain I have endured over that time. I have watched the entire lifetimes of humans pass in what felt like a season. It came to a point where I’d stopped believing I would find you at all, and yet, here you are.” His hand waved as if to indicate I’d suddenly appeared out of thin air. “Now, the solar eclipse approaches. We can’t afford to miss it, or I will lose you forever.”
I frowned, leaning back to watch him. “That’s a bit dramatic, isn’t it?” I asked, pressing my lips into a thin line. “Solar eclipses aren’t very rare. Can’t you just wait for the next one?”
Fenris grunted, returning my look. “How often do they occur over one specific area?” he countered.
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