Two years is if everything goes perfectly and somehow they're free within the next several months. More likely than not, it'll be longer. And even past that point, Helena can't imagine that they'd want to be more than a few steps away. They didn't fight to hold onto one another to separate at the earliest opportunity.
"Thank you. That means more than I can really put into sufficient words." A pause. "And I said much the same thing when they asked me and were surprised at the answer. It might seem like a bit much to have done when we plan to wait for some time, and I know it wouldn't have changed feelings, to say no, but...I love Darcy, with all of my heart."
The expression on her face has grown soft, contemplative, and deeply, genuinely affectionate.
"I love them enough to want to tell the entire world about it, to write and write until I somehow manage to find the right words to encapsulate my feelings, to use every power a poet possesses to voice it and give it shape. Yet at the same time, I know that this promise suffices to speak more than a whole host of epics possibly could."
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"Thank you. That means more than I can really put into sufficient words." A pause. "And I said much the same thing when they asked me and were surprised at the answer. It might seem like a bit much to have done when we plan to wait for some time, and I know it wouldn't have changed feelings, to say no, but...I love Darcy, with all of my heart."
The expression on her face has grown soft, contemplative, and deeply, genuinely affectionate.
"I love them enough to want to tell the entire world about it, to write and write until I somehow manage to find the right words to encapsulate my feelings, to use every power a poet possesses to voice it and give it shape. Yet at the same time, I know that this promise suffices to speak more than a whole host of epics possibly could."