[Nods, pressing close to him, leaning in to kiss him briefly, breathing out softly]
[He's sorry you have to wait at all.] [He's sorry that, even now, he's terrified of the fact that he would wait, or might stop waiting someday.]
I've... cared for [and loved you] for a long time, Merlin, even if I didn't realize the extent of it. It isn't going to change. Not for anything. [Not because Guinevere is here, not because Guinevere is here for a short time, and not for anyone else, either.]