[Claire keeps his hands as they sit. Glancing down, she can see that time had passed. The scars have faded, but she can still make out the faint lines on his fingers and the dot on the back of his hand.]
I don't understand any of this but I'm so--[The knot in her throat chokes her up. Oh, she wishes she never had to leave him, but she's so glad he didn't die afraid and alone and in pain on that battlefield.]
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I don't understand any of this but I'm so--[The knot in her throat chokes her up. Oh, she wishes she never had to leave him, but she's so glad he didn't die afraid and alone and in pain on that battlefield.]
I'm so glad you're alive.