Jamie sought her through stone halls and shadow,
through banners faded with years.
At last he climbed the hidden stair,
and came upon her in the high place of Ravea.
Tonwyn stood beneath the wheeling stars.
Her shoulders shook; her tears fell to the stones,
and the night wind carried her sorrow.
He came to her side, and set his arm about her.
She wept upon his breast, and he held her fast,
silent as the mountains that guard the city.
Long they stood,
until her grief was stilled like wind
after the storm has passed.
Then she said:
“Never have I felt such safety.
Never have I known such peace.”
And he answered:
“I have wandered through time and worlds,
seeking a reason to endure.
I found it here. I found it in you.”
She looked upon him, and her eyes were bright
as the river when the sun strikes it at dawn.
“I thought myself unloved, unworthy.
Yet now I know joy,
and it is more than I dreamed.”
So they kissed beneath the stars,
and the stones of Ravea seemed to remember,
and gave back a faint glow,
like embers of an ancient fire.
And Jamie said:
“Bards will sing of a warrior princess,
who stood against the darkness.
But for me, there is no song,
save this:
my lady, my love.”
They embraced in the high place,
and the night deepened around them.
Far off, in the valleys of shadow,
a great darkness stirred.
This is based on a scene, later in the story. 100% AI-assisted.