"You had no reason to die that day." It had all been on impulse. He had been too lovely and young to die out there amidst the blood. She couldnt stand for it and so she had used her magic to whisk him away to heal in her home. When he woke, his kindness and strength of character only proved that she had chosen well, too well since the more she stayed in his company, the more she wished to. Even now, that spell was weaving around her.
Fand noticed the half spoken word with a bit of surprise. Could he truly feel for her like that, even after all the time she had avoided his company? She was almost ashamed. For years she was pining for a man who stopped loving her when she left when there was a man who would stay by her side, no matter how much she turned from him.
"Then perhaps I shall participate for the crown, but only if you stay by my side to help me." She said, deciding that it was time to start making some changes in her life and quit living in her past.