sstartedcrying again over.
"""...I won't just throw myself away. Like I said, I wouldn't want to leave you on your own." It's still 'for you' and not 'for me', but is it enough to say I'd live for you rather than dying for you? Perhaps if that's the part I say out loud, rather than admitting that I'd die if you did, you'll feel better about it. "You don't have to worry about something like that."
Xe lifts one of Sophos' hands, kissing the back of it.
"It's a promise. I'm not... I'm not just going to throw myself on the first blade that threatens you. I'll fight first."
Because I want to be with you. I can't do that if I'm gone, right?""