[Ion knows all too well just how hard a promise like that is to keep, but somehow when he hears it from Anise, he feels he can believe it. Despite everything that's happened, here and on Auldrant, he trusts her. He trusts her so completely it's probably erring on the side of foolishness, but he trusts her all the same. And when she says she's going to protect him, he believes her.]
[Or perhaps it's simply knowing that if she can't protect him, he could never hope to protect her.]
[He doesn't respond right away, only holding her more tightly and closing his eyes. When he finally speaks, his voice is soft; very nearly a whisper.]
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[Or perhaps it's simply knowing that if she can't protect him, he could never hope to protect her.]
[He doesn't respond right away, only holding her more tightly and closing his eyes. When he finally speaks, his voice is soft; very nearly a whisper.]
Thank you, Anise.