[ He looks at her a moment, eyes sweeping over her face. At last he gets up, easing himself back onto the couch to sit next to her. His hands curl around her own, where they rest in her lap. ]

I'm sorry, my sky, for the evil they have done you. I would like to tell you that you owe them nothing. Not forgiveness, not revenge, but I know it is not that simple. So instead, I will simply ask you to be careful. And please, whatever happens, come back to me.