[ He also believes that there must be a reason that they have yet to find, but he would like to believe that the two of them can discover it together. But whether they do or not, they have each other and this bond that they share, and that counts for quite a bit in his mind.

In response to Jonathan's comments, Aymeric merely shrugs. ] It could not be helped, could it? You still have your work, and what you do is of greater importance than looking in on one person. [ And as Alkaid already knows, Aymeric considers himself largely insignificant in the grand scheme of things. He would not ask Jonathan to inconvenience himself in such a way.

But at his pronouncement of Alkaid as his fiancee, Aymeric's smile only widens, and he gently squeezes her hand yet again. ]