Quietly, she leans into the touch of his fingertip, pressing a kiss to the tip of it before his hand falls away. This was already on her mind, along with everything else that brought her to contemplation.
"Vittoria wants a war. I thought I did, too."
Her mission had been all-consuming, and nothing could have stood in the way of it. She held on to it so tightly, like if she didn't, her grief would break her. Now she knows the truth about Vittoria and her schemes, about their past. She's learned her true enemies were once allies. Loved ones.
"I want to be with you. I want us both to be whole."
Emilia hadn't been able to give him a certain answer in the past, not with so many holes in her memory, not with her grief — it was real, however orchestrated the rest — choking at her, spurring her toward righteous vengeance.
There is still much to figure out, and she doesn't know what will happen with her twin or their realm. Neither of them can forsake their duty. But she does know her heart, far more than before, and she knows they've made bigger strides in Akhuras than their home, where the curse is concerned.
skips.
"Vittoria wants a war. I thought I did, too."
Her mission had been all-consuming, and nothing could have stood in the way of it. She held on to it so tightly, like if she didn't, her grief would break her. Now she knows the truth about Vittoria and her schemes, about their past. She's learned her true enemies were once allies. Loved ones.
"I want to be with you. I want us both to be whole."
Emilia hadn't been able to give him a certain answer in the past, not with so many holes in her memory, not with her grief — it was real, however orchestrated the rest — choking at her, spurring her toward righteous vengeance.
There is still much to figure out, and she doesn't know what will happen with her twin or their realm. Neither of them can forsake their duty. But she does know her heart, far more than before, and she knows they've made bigger strides in Akhuras than their home, where the curse is concerned.