Hero is now my name.
Humiliation, pain, torment, all endured for the good.
A sacrifice.
She will never know.
My true drive is love. Hers.
I am ice, so I shall remain. Cold, hard.
Firelight my only companion, mocking me. Lightness and warmth. Somewhere she dances as well.
I don't hear the silent approach. Searing pain comes round my neck, burning through me.
A path straight to my heart.
Kneeling before me, she lifts one perfect hand to my face.
Ice becomes vapor beneath it and is absorbed into the night air. Replaced by her heat.
She knows.