THE SPACE BETWEEN STARS ≡ chapter twenty four: revival
They'd been young and in love, once, millennia ago. They were old, weathered and rejuvenated, now. The last time they'd been like this, it'd been him by her bedside, for the birth of their beloved son. When he'd risked everything to bring her into the Rift, her lungs shaking and his soothing voice murmured into her hair, despite his own fear. An eternity with you is not enough. Haggar clutched at his hand. "Please, my love. I need your help to protect our family. To hold onto the throne that is rightfully yours, for all of time." Her other hand shifted to touch the base of her temples, and she let her quintessence leak into his, her fingertips and eyes glowing. "Come back for me."









