Mayerling manages a small smile at Sharon's repetition of his words, amused and gratified that Sharon has that faith in their relationship, in how well they know each other. He nods in recognition of her concern, for shock and immediate emotional reactions—which may then be felt immediately by the other and compound the matter—could lead to difficult times that feed into each other, until much if not all the benefit of the bond is lost. Such would be a tragedy.
"I would not claim to know you so intimately and so well that nothing should surprise me if we form a bond," Mayerling says, "Acknowledging that, I understand you are human, you are a survivor, you are a hunter." That word, hunter carries heavy connotations in his world, and D trained her to be a vampire hunter in Trench. That alone speaks to some of this nature.
"We both carry emotional turmoil and burdens, Sharon," Mayerling continues, "You your hate and rage—a fire within you. I my bloodlust and melancholy—a deep ocean within me. You may fear the fire shall burn you hollow. I fear that my sorrow may drown me. Both may eternally remain threats so long as we shall live, yet bond or no, we can both aid each other, whilst also knowing we lack the ability to take away whole each other's worst fears and travails."
He looks deeply in Sharon's eyes. "I love you, Sharon da Silva, and I am proud that you see what people did to you as wrong and that you defended yourself, body and soul, to survive when others would have you not."
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"I would not claim to know you so intimately and so well that nothing should surprise me if we form a bond," Mayerling says, "Acknowledging that, I understand you are human, you are a survivor, you are a hunter." That word, hunter carries heavy connotations in his world, and D trained her to be a vampire hunter in Trench. That alone speaks to some of this nature.
"We both carry emotional turmoil and burdens, Sharon," Mayerling continues, "You your hate and rage—a fire within you. I my bloodlust and melancholy—a deep ocean within me. You may fear the fire shall burn you hollow. I fear that my sorrow may drown me. Both may eternally remain threats so long as we shall live, yet bond or no, we can both aid each other, whilst also knowing we lack the ability to take away whole each other's worst fears and travails."
He looks deeply in Sharon's eyes. "I love you, Sharon da Silva, and I am proud that you see what people did to you as wrong and that you defended yourself, body and soul, to survive when others would have you not."