The words stopped Corvine in a way nothing else had so far, catching him off guard because there was something buried deep inside Voren's tone, something that went far beyond simple responsibility or obligation, something that sounded personal in a way that couldn't be ignored no matter how much he tried.
"If anything happens to you, I won't be able to answer to her," Voren said, and the mix of uncertainty and resolve in his voice made it clear that this wasn't just about duty, wasn't just about a mission, but something complicated that he wasn't fully saying out loud.
For a moment, Corvine just stared at him, a strange feeling settling in his chest as realization began to creep in despite his resistance, because the more he paid attention, the harder it became to deny how much Voren actually cared about Seraphine.
