Amadeus caught Mab's hand and brought it to his lips so that he could kiss the back of it. "It's all I can ask." Then he released her hand and caught that look in her eye. "He's worth it, Mab. I had been closing myself off, let more of my humanity slip, and then he came along." So completely and utterly unexpected and more than Amadeus ever could have hoped for.
In some ways, it had made him weaker but in others, it just made him more dangerous. He knew that if anyone would understand this it was Mab who knew just how vicious he could be when it came to protecting something he considered his.