But he realized now, as he stood there in the fire-lit darkness, that he did love her. Somehow she had managed to creep inside his soul, to take up residence in the empty spaces there. Would he throw that away simply because he feared a lifetime shared with her?
Especially when these hours without her already felt like an eternity.
A resolve formed within him. He must go to her and tell her he loved her, beg her to come back. She would be his Chosen, and they would never have to suffer another parting.
That sounded very simple, but he worried what her response would be. Perhaps she had already convinced herself that she was better off without him.
One way or another, he needed to know. And it could not wait until morning. He would go as far as he could using his djinn power and crawl t
