If he thinks he would no longer have a place in my life just because I have not spent it alone, then he really does fail to comprehend how I care for him. [He's quick to demean himself, and Syrlya's not sure he carries enough real faith in Syrlya himself that his words have any lasting impact anymore. Maybe that's why he hasn't bothered to run these fantastical ideas by him, even though they have accomplished the impossible before.]

... But I don't want him to ruin himself chasing after me in a way that may not be possible. Even just seeing him again like this was more than I could hope for.