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“I’m not denying that you have feelings. I just don’t think it’s love.”
“I told him to attack me.”
She looked at Sariel for help. “I was... I was floating and Zad and I were fighting and he jumped and...” She made a motion with her hand. “He...
“I know you know,” he replied.
She seemed confused by the question. “Zad hit my head,” she said after a moment.
He fell silent, not sure what to say.
She looked up at Warner tearfully. “Are you going to be okay?”
He shook his head. “You did serious damage by leaving, Aspen,” he said quietly. “I can’t just let go of people like that. You should know that.”
She didn’t seem to notice his question, her fingers tracing the bandage worriedly. “Sariel, can you heal him?”
“You stay and you work it out,” he replied hotly. “You don’t confess your love for someone, impact their life so completely, and then run away.”
She looked upset, tracing his skin with the tips of her fingers. “Oh, Warns,” she said sorrowfully. “Did it hurt?”
“Because you thought you were causing more harm than good.”
In her bewildered state, he might as well have had a knife sticking out of his throat. Her hands were shaking as they covered her open mouth and...
"I guess we just have different definitions of love, then," he said quietly. "I don't believe you can love someone that you abandon. I can't wrap...
Her eyes widened slightly and it took a moment for her to focus. "...Warner?"
He shook his head slowly, looking irritated. “Don’t you dare tell me that I don’t understand. I understand love. I’ve had a year to figure it out.”
They approached Warner’s room and she opened the door hopefully. “Did you feel it?”
“Because I think you believe it.”
She took it gratefully. “You were really mad.”
“It makes me sad,” he said after a moment. “That makes me sad when you say that.”
