24.Dec.20, 03:25 AM
He watched her reaction with a fluttering stomach, relieved more than anything when she said it was beautiful. She started to turn…This was it. Now or never.
“It isn’t much, but it is mine. And, however often, whenever, -if-if you want, I want to share it with you.” Swallowing, he continued, trying to articulate the thoughts that raced through his head. “With you, with Zarel, and with whoever may come along, dragon, firelizard, or—” He stuttered a bit at the thought, but pressed forward anyway, his usual way with words eluding him. “—or otherwise. I’d never given thought to the idea before, but with you, I can’t imagine it any other way.”
He sank, almost casually, to a knee, leaning forward and resting his arm across the other, trying his best to mask the wave of intense nerves that washed over and through him. “I love you, Zahrah, and all that you are. And I know I will, for as long as I walk on Pern. Flights, fire, and Thread be damned. That ring is yours…if you’ll have me?”
The words hung there for a long moment, and he held his breath, pulse pounding in his ears.
“It isn’t much, but it is mine. And, however often, whenever, -if-if you want, I want to share it with you.” Swallowing, he continued, trying to articulate the thoughts that raced through his head. “With you, with Zarel, and with whoever may come along, dragon, firelizard, or—” He stuttered a bit at the thought, but pressed forward anyway, his usual way with words eluding him. “—or otherwise. I’d never given thought to the idea before, but with you, I can’t imagine it any other way.”
He sank, almost casually, to a knee, leaning forward and resting his arm across the other, trying his best to mask the wave of intense nerves that washed over and through him. “I love you, Zahrah, and all that you are. And I know I will, for as long as I walk on Pern. Flights, fire, and Thread be damned. That ring is yours…if you’ll have me?”
The words hung there for a long moment, and he held his breath, pulse pounding in his ears.