He leans his head on hers, feeling her heartbeat in her fingers under his hand, in her arm across his shoulders.

"You know me, Svava. There are very few things I fear, but this nightmare sought to give me another: myself. I have... never been afraid of what I can do."

"It made me fear what I might do, through accident or neglect or plain misunderstanding."

We can't trust you with ANYthing!

Yrael's hand tightens slightly, on her own.