"So, you can't tell me what you're going to do, and you can't even give me a clear guarantee," Sonya kicked a stone at her feet, her gaze following its path until it disappeared into the curtain of rain. "What do you want from me then? Do you want me to pray to the Divine Lords for you? I don't even believe in them…" 

"It's not like I'm hoping that you can help me with anything…"

Sonya interrupted. "Then what do you expect me to do? Do you just want to see me so worried about you that I'm heartbroken? Fine, I can do that."

Her eyes suddenly turned misty. She rushed forward and hugged Ashe tightly, burying her face in his shoulder as she spoke in a trembling, tearful voice, "Don't go! Don't leave me! I can't live without you! We have to stay together forever! Is this what you wanted to hear?"

She abruptly pushed him away, her voice instantly dropping into a calm, detached tone. "You suddenly tell me you're about to carry out something dangerous within five days. You suddenly tell me you might die. You suddenly tell me…" 

She let out a...