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You’re welcome, Orym.

[ Dorian smiles, but doesn’t draw his hands away as Orym takes the sword, and instead gently grasps the halfing’s wrists. ]

Orym… I got this for you because I want you to be safe. So please don’t throw yourself into unnecessary danger. I know you want to protect everyone, but this isn’t just so you can throw yourself in front of others to take hits for them.

[Orym looks at the hands holding his wrist and sighs.]

I do that because I can. Dorian....trust me when I say I'm better than I was about that.

Plus I have you and Ash watching my back now.

[ Dorian presses his lips in a thin line, and one hand releases Orym’s wrist to gently, hesitantly cup his cheek. ]

I know you can… I know what you’re capable of. But just because you can doesn’t mean you should. I’m just… scared. I don’t want to lose you.

[ He manages a faint smile, though it’s still worried around the edges. ] We do have your back. So don’t be afraid to lean on us when you need to. You don’t have to do things alone. If you need us, just let us know. Will you promise me that?

[Orym looks a bit nervous as he thinks about what he's been hiding from the whole group.]

About that....I've been meaning to talk to you and Ash about some abilities I might gain while I'm here....they are powers I had at home...they came from Fearne's grandmother.

[ Dorian blinks, not quite sure expecting that. ]

Powers…? [ He’s quiet a moment, before images and past conversations flash through his mind with startling clarity. ]

That new magic you had… how you could suddenly do things like teleport… I’d meant to ask you about it, but I couldn’t find a good time… and you said once that you’d made a deal with Fearne’s grandmother.

[ Suddenly he feels a sinking feeling in his stomach. ]

Orym… what did you do?

[Orym looks nervous because he's been trying to tell the others, but things were so crazy that he knew no one was listening]

We needed the extra power...I needed the extra power so I made a deal with her. The power to protect everyone and bring them back safe and I'd...serve her when the final battle was done.

[ Dorian’s eyes widen, and for a moment he feels as though his heart stops in his chest. ]

W… Wh-What…? N… No, you can’t do that…!

[Orym hangs his head.]

I already did....I've been trying to tell all of you...warn you but with everything going on....

[ Dorian’s hands move to grip Orym’s shoulders. ]

There has to be something we can do… something to change it, or convince her to let you go. Y-You can’t just…

[ Orym can’t just leave them. ]

I don't know......I thought when FCG....died that the deal was broken but I still have the powers and I get the sense I can regain them here.

[He sighs]

I did what I thought was best at the time...we were going to the moon and I didn't know what was up there.

[ Dorian has to take a few deep breaths to steady himself, forcing himself to relax. He’s angry, of course he is, upset that Orym could do something like that without telling anyone.

But… that isn’t fair to him either. Orym says he’d tried to tell them, but it had all gotten lost in the craziness of their situation back home. And he couldn’t blame Orym for doing what he thought needed to be done.

Dorian certainly has made bad decisions like that before. As well as keeping things to himself.

So with another sigh, his grip on Orym relaxes just a bit. ]

Okay… okay. We’ll… we’ll figure it out. When it comes time for it, we’ll figure it out.

[ Even if he doesn’t remember this conversation once they leave this world, there’s no way in hell he was just letting Orym go like that. ]

In the meantime, while we’re still here, I… [ He trails off, trying to find the words. Ever since the kiss they shared over the holiday, they’ve been carefully feeling things out, trying to figure out where thing stand.

And he’d wanted to have this conversation a bit sooner. But now it felt more important than ever, to spend what time they have together. ]

Orym, I… I want -

[ Dammit, why are words so hard? ]

[Orym nods and looks at Dorian This moment feels weighty.]

What Dorian.....tell me what you want.

[ Dorian swallows the lump in his throat, feeling his heart pounding in his chest. ]

I want… you, Orym. I want… to stay by your side, for as long as I can. I want to take care of you, and be there for you.

I want to be with you… in whatever way you’ll have me.

[Orym swallows hard and gestures for Dorian to lean down.]

I want you too Dorian....I wasn't kidding when I said I had feelings for you since we met....and as long as you don't do something to get yourself hurt I want you by my side for as long as the world lets us be together.

[ He sits on his knees in front of Orym, gently drawing Orym closer to him. ]

As long as you’ll let me be there with you, so we can face dangers together. We’re doing this together, right?

Together....I just don't....I don't want to lose you Dorian. I've lost so many if I lost you or Ash too......it would break me.

[Orym lets Dorian hold him his heart racing.]

[ He draws Orym into his arms, one hand gently combing through his wavy hair. ]

I know. But that’s why we’ll do it together. We’re stronger that way; supporting each other, watching each other’s back, taking care of each other. If we’re facing things together, then we’ll be there to help one another to keep thing from going wrong.

[ Breathing in Orym’s presence for another moment, he then draws back slightly, just enough to cup Orym’s cheek again, and gently brushing his thumb over Orym’s lips. ]

…may I…?

[Orym is always amazed how Dorian makes him feel things so deeply. He manages a nod when Dorian asks.]

I trust you Dorian...please.....

[ With a smile, he gently tilts Orym’s face up as he leans in, capturing the other man’s lips with his own and pulling him close once again. ]

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