The silver titan watched her reaction as he talked to her, but he didn't see what he once had at the river. What had he done, how could he have been so foolish to fall? But surely Anduin embarrassed her by staring her over. He took a tiny paw step backwards, as he felt that Kahlan wasn't the same lass he knew. But he still wanted to talk to her, there was a tiny spark in his chest that was being put out... Her words seemed lonely, and confused as if she hadn't really understood what he was saying. “I just thought that you left. I thought you left me on purpose. I didn't even know you fell… I just thought you grew bored of me or tired of me… and left.”
No, Kahlan, I wasn't bored. I never intended to leave you, and I regret being so clumsy every day. He hoped she would understand but sometimes... sometimes even mistakes are irreversible. Are...you okay? The silver wolf just looked off of the path, his icy gaze looking off to nowhere. Was he okay? That was a question he wasn't sure he'd be able to answer. Kahlan, I've missed you something terribly! Please, understand that I want the old Kahlan, the one I had a chance with... was what he wanted to say, but instead his maw chose otherwise.
I...I'm okay, I guess. My paw has been bothering me and sometimes I start to feel a little dizzy a...and... I'm sorry Kahlan, I really am. Every day, every night, I tell myself that but it can't comfort me. He paused for a moment. But the real question is, how are you?
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