Kazimir’s sorrow tone sparked the emotion she couldn’t hold back, as tears started to well up in her eyes again. He placed his forehead against hers, such a tender gesture, to try and comfort her through this, as if this wasn’t tearing him apart too.

The world felt so distant as it faded away from her field of vision, rendered to blurry splotches of colors as she heard him speak the words in which she was hoping to never hear. The man she loved more than anything, the one who came into her life and spun her entire world around for the better. How much she wanted to blame him for it all.  How she wanted to call him name and curse him for being such a wonderful person. It stung her to even think the words ~ maybe it wasn’t meant to be~

Her Legs betrayed her as she felt them buckle, crushed beneath her sadness as she slumped down to her knees and then once again as her knees pushed forwards and she slumped down onto her butt.  Her hands moved quickly to her face as she hid her face from Kazimir the best she could.  ~ its not his fault~ she continued to mental tell herself, too broken up for words.  She sobbed into her hands, to try and still hide herself away from Kazimir.  

She had to be stronger than this, she had to push on, roll with the punches and never give up, but everything seemed so lost now. Her life felt pointless all in one moment as she spiraled down into the crumbling mess she was quickly becoming.  She was past her logical façade, and she knew that things would never be the same as they were before.  ~ why did I have to ask~ she scolded herself internally, things were fine before that, why now? Why?~ she questioned herself, unable to come up with an answer that could satisfy her internal foe.

Each second that past felt like minutes, as she realized what she was likely doing to Kazimir, it wasn’t fair to him nor was it something he should have to deal with.  He was a guildmaster, he was expected to lead armies and encourage mages to be their very best, and she had him lost and likely helpless to her tantrum…. What would the people of Astrea think if they happened upon them right now.

“ im so sorry” she managed to choke out between sobs, moving her hands to wrap around her head entirely, trying her best to not fall apart anymore. She started to take long drawn out breaths and holding them in, slowly letting them out.

The pain that swelled inside Noyiah burst forth and she collapsed on the ground. Nothing he could do would bring her any comfort in that moment. Kaz looked away, each tear she wept tore at him and he closed his eyes. Everything between them had been wonderful from the start. A whirlwind romance that swept them up without thought of anything else. They had planned a life together but had let the needs of that long commitment slip to the back of their minds, and the important talks had been cast to the wayside.

He wanted to reach out to pull her up, to hold her once more but it would only bring more anguish to an already destitute situation. A tear eased itself down the wind mage's cheek followed by another and another until he was crying silently standing near her. He hated seeing her like this and hated even more that there was nothing he could do about it.

The thing that had given him the power to protect people and contend against demonic forces was also what stripped away the things he cared for the most. It had become a part of who he was. Of what he was. He opened his eyes to look at her once more. The image of her growing old flashed in his mind and in the blink of an eye he saw her gravestone as he was still young and living on.

He took a deep breath as she softly spoke an apology. She had nothing to be sorry for, and he shook his head. The people around them finally becoming aware and beginning to look at the two of them. Feathered wings fluttered free from his back and wrapped around Noyiah. No matter what was happening he wouldn't let her be seen like this.

The wings shielded her from the onlooker's gaze and he scooped her up in his arms without a word. The dirt on the road blew away from them when Kaz thrust the wings down and sent them skyward. He kept his face fixed forward, to heavy-hearted to look at her. Within seconds they were away and landing on a rooftop. Their feet eased to the ground, and Kaz set her back down just as she was when he lifted her up.

"Never apologize for this. It is my burden to bear. I'm sorry...I'll stay at the guild office tonight. I...," He pressed his lips on her forehead and lept them there for a couple of seconds with his hand on the back of her head. She was still as beautiful as the day they had first met. A teardrop ran down his face and into her hair. As soon as his lips left her, only a gust remained as he vanished into the air.

-Exit-

As the Crowed started to Draw to their location, on lookers started to build trying to get a peak at their privet moment, Kazimir’s wings Burst forth from his back, the same wings the Shielded her, where also the source of her pain. Noyiah eyes hold closed as she was lifted up, To tired and worn out to fight it, she didn’t want to be saved, but she didn’t want to be seen either, at this point she simply just didn’t want anything.

As they rose off the ground, Flashes of their past Events played against her closed eyelids, she watched as they danced through the Woods with wings of lights the only thing that illuminated them in the snow, how wonderful that night was. Next she recalled the night they went to the kings ball, embraced on the balcony of the church, the only thing around them was the temp of the music playing though the walls and the soft snow and wind that fell all around them. How much she just wanted to go back to that time, to safely rest in his arms as she wished for the night to never end. How much she wished she hadn’t even brought up the idea, an innocent question that rapidly ate up her mind and consumed her entirely.

As she was placed on the rooftop, she stayed standing as she was placed down, curled up into chest as he placed his lips to her forehead, she couldn’t help but think how hard she had made his life, this was not an easy thing for either of them, but she wasn’t able to articulate the words to say anything else. His words Struck her deep, a emotional wound that hurt more then anything she had felt so far. He pulled away, and in a moment, he was gone. Her Legs buckled as she reached out for him again, dropping back down to her knee’s as she reached with an outstretched hand. Tears still rolling down her face.
Something told her they would never be the same again.

[exit]