Rain promptly jumped into the room before Arene could have said anything in reply, and crossed the distance between the window and the door in two strides. He held Arene, pulled her into a hug and began to speak while stroking her back.

"Arene! Trust me, I never say the words I don't mean; and I say it with my whole heart, that I am going to marry you. I'm going to marry the girl who is the love of my life…my entire life, and take the vows of only giving death the potential to tear us apart. Then trust me, no one else can separate us, no one. And...