He hoped she could not feel his beating heart for it had increased tenfold since she had looked up at him. Becoming warmer with every second simply from those beats he allowed her to wipe away his tears, their gaze only breaking inbetween his fluttering blinks. He desperately wanted to kiss her but feared it inappropriate. With a sigh he did not smile as he replied in all seriousness.
"It is as true as the day I was born." And he meant every single word. His arms continued to hold her back and he quite forgot why he was there. "I would... die before anything hurt you..."