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"I’ll be easier to kill, less a thorn in his side But you do not get to decide this for me, Annabelle"

"You’d be the stupidestYou know he’s lying He’ll never willingly releaseshe knew: de the truth

"For a chance to free you, I would do anything"

"No!" The fact that Zacharel would even consider falling upset her Any other girl probably would have jumped with joy, because such a sacrifice proved beyond words that her irl, and she knew everything falling would entail Not just Zacharel’s ruination, but his ive himself He’d already lost his brother, and the fact that he’d been the one to render the final bloas a constant dagger inside his chest, eternally chafing, never allowing hio to your Deity--and not fall!"

"So ould you have , I don’t knoerful Mighty"

He shook his head, dark hair dancing at his temples "I arant ood"

"Punishhtened, his way of saying, Not noo, I won’t let this go, angel

She twisted, cupped his cheeks and forced him to peer down at her "Re the words locking Unforgiveness away reo that route? So talk to your Deity, okay? Please He gave you an arot to be so more he can do"

He opened his ht find and defeat Unforgiveness" If that happened, she would die, and Zacharel would blah his eyes, now a stor him, and she knew it, but she didn’t knohat else to do She would rather he fought Unforgiveness than lose everything

"I don’t want to leave you," he said

"Please, Zacharel Do this for ed the back of his neck "Very well I will talk to the Deity, but I cannot pro warrior beside the"

Yes!

Koldo nodded

"I love you," Zacharel said, and kissed her

"I love you, too So h he couldn’t bear to leave her, then flared his wings and leapt through the air, through the ceiling, disappearing froone?" Koldo asked "Is that why you sent Zacharel away? You are bound to Unforgiveness, and by dying, you will kill the demon and save Zacharel in every sense of the word"

"I hadn’t been, no"

"Why not?"

"Because Zacharel would blame himself--and you"

"There are ways to ensure he never knohat happened"

"Are you threateningof those wide shoulders

To save Zacharel fro Even die Zacharel would blame himself no matter what Koldo said, and he wouldlife All in all, that seemed like a fair trade He would continue to lead his men Eventually he would meet another woman--Annabelle disliked her already--and rediscover love, heal

"How did you knoas bound to the deured it out herself, and she’d told no one Nor had Zacharel

He ignored her question "Just so you know, a si will not kill you, fe!" she said with a frown But if she did this, hoould she go?

"But you are willing to sacrifice yourself for Zacharel?"

"Of course"

"Even fight Unforgiveness?"

"Especially that Why do you want to know?"

Again, he ignored her question "Even if Unforgiveness will hurt you before he kills you, yes?"

"Yes, but I could totally win, you know"