Ash dropped to a knee in front of me, and the room disappeared around us. Before me, Ash was holding out an object of pure white, covered in scales.
"My Lady, this is my Heart. It belongs to you now. Through an act of self-sacrifice I have Bound our fates together. You are mine and I am yours, to serve you eternally with only the request to remain by your side until the end of time. I ask that you allow me to serve you and that you accept my Heart as a show of my dedication and love. Guard it well, and stay by my side forever." Ash offered with head bowed. I accepted the icy Heart into my arms. Ash's words weren't quite the same as Zeev's, but I felt the weight of them just the same. As I took the Heart I feel the stain of it weighing even more heavily on me. It was so heavy.
