Her voice had a resolute quality that almost took him by surprise. He took a long breath in through the nostrils, feeling the chill of his surroundings seep through him along with the gloom of what lay in store. Just as a faint pang of fear flashed in his chest he arrested his thoughts, his eyes turning a steely blue. Focusing in on her, on each fine strand of hair, each tiny crease in her brow as she stared earnestly at him, her impossibly deep eyes filled with concern. "What do you need?," echoed through his head, and as he analyzed her face, the plot surrounding them. Ultimately, one simple answer rang true.
"You."
