It takes him the beginning of a new life and then some to figure out what loving someone truly means.
What his heart already knows from her first flirt, it takes his rigidly-trained mind to accept.
"I..." He's given hundreds of orders to Knights and Scribes alike, but he can't say one four letter word. Danse nervously clears his throat, standing at ease.
"Yes, Danse?" She gently squeezes his hands in anticipation.
"I..."
"The Sole Survivor holds her breath, smiling.
"Admire you," he grudgingly reveals.
She expected something more from the way was acting. "Oh," she retorts.