I opened my heart and welcomed you inside,
A quiet little refuge where your fears could hide.
I promised Ia guard it, be steady and true,
And keep every shadow far away from you.

I listened to dreams that you spoke soft and low,
The fragile small hopes only brave hearts show.
I swore that no storm and no wandering part
Would ever be strong enough to shatter your heart.

But hearts have their own gentle roads they pursue,
And yours found its way to a love that was new.
A warmth I could never quite hope to impart,
Though I held every promise I made from the start.

For while I was standing, protecting your heart,
Yours quietly wandered and drifted apart.
And somewhere between every word that we knew,
You carried my own heart away there with you.

So I kept my promise, as faithful as arta"I never let sorrow come near to your heart.
But the one thing I never was careful to chart
Was the moment youa leave holding mine from the start.

Penned by my hand on the 23rd of Chronos, in the year 999 AF.