[ She leans against him more as he speaks, trying to communicate that she trusts what he says. She believes he will do all that he can in his power... but she has learned that these lives they share do not always allow for such things. What has broken her faith in it is not him, but the cycle of the mortal life. ]

I'm sorry that I'm... [ Lantaa presses her face into his leg gently. I'm sorry that I've become this way. ] I'll do whatever I can to help. Even though I'm...

[ Even though she is so very broken and so very weak in this life. Part of her wonders how he can look at her and still see her, the woman he fell in love with all those lifetimes ago. Her eyes open slightly before rubbing her cheek into his leg. ]

I may not have known, but I could have helped. You wouldn't have had to be alone through it all.

[ Her ears tilt against her head fully with her large tail draping beside her. A small sound of guilt manages to find its way out before she tilts her head up to look at him. The look in her eyes softens as he gives his resolution. Of course she'll stay with him. She'll be with him as long as desires her to be--and perhaps even beg him to allow her to stay if he does not wish her presence any longer.

Her hands gently clasp around his and give a weak tug. They slip from his in order to wrap around his neck and pull him close. She guides him to rest his head between her neck and shoulder, trying to hold onto him but comfort him at the same time. Fingers curl into the hair at the bottom of his neck and his shirt. ]

I'll stay. [ Lantaa nudges his cheek and her tone slips once more into something old yet her current life. ] Forever.

[ Her knight and her vampire. She tries to pull herself up to at least be on the same height with him, but finds her legs would rather not work as she needs them. Instead, she falls slack against him once more. She is supposed to comfort and care for him, and now... ]