'I lost her...'
'I lost her...'
'I lost her...'
The words ran through Askel's mind over and over again, filling his heart with a mix of rage and helplessness.
Askel could not understand it, he could not comprehend just exactly what had happened in that split second when he had found the one person he so desperately needed all his life and lost her all in the same breath.
Askel was not certain what had gone wrong? Had she been too terrified of the rogues? But even so, how could she leave when he had come?
Did she not know he would give anything to protect her? Did she not understand that he was the one person whose sole purpose was to love, cherish and keep her safe?
Did she not understand that he would rather die a thousand times himself than see even a single hair on her harmed? Did she not realize she was the most precious person in his world?
