Ah，howbeautifulshewas！Hissuddendeterminationfadedbeneaththegloriouslightofherwondrousbeauty。
Hewouldwaituntilhehadreturnedfromhislittlejourneyofdeception——maybetheremightbesomeotherwaythen。Someotherhandtostriketheblow——withthatface，withthoseeyesbeforehim，hecouldneverdoit。
Ofthathewaspositive。Hehadalwaysgloriedinthecrueltyofhisnature，but，Issus！hewasnotthatcruel。
No，anothermustbefound——onewhomhecouldtrust。
Hewasstilllookingatherasshestoodtherebeforehimmeetinghisgazesteadilyandunafraid。Hefeltthehotpassionofhislovemountinghigherandhigher。