He heard those words. He wanted to return them in kind with promises of how he would come back to her. But he also knew if he stopped again to say those word it would only hurt them both even more. So he grit teeth, hearing Sharon's whisper. His senses were too sharp for his own good and now was the worst possible time for it. It was never going to get any easier was it? He was trapped and there was no way out at this point. As long as he had Valimar. As long as he was of USE to that monster running the empire.

He wished he could turn around and wave her off with a smile but knowing what he would see, he chose to not turn around and only once the train pulled out of the station did his composure finally break.

"I love you too...my dear Alisa." he murmured to no one asss shis head rested heavily against the wall opposite of the door while his frame hook with the overflowing emotions raging inside of him that he had contained up to the very last moment.