"Sacrifice"
He asked her once if she would die for him. She knew his propensities, knew that the answer would send him spinning into some morbidity, yet she answered anyway, for fear of what her silence might imply.
And so he sat there, chin upon arms upon knees drawn to his chest, and thought about it for a long while. Then he asked her if she believed in God.
When she answered, he shook his head and marveled at it. That she would lay down her life to save his, and wouldn't even expect a reward – that she would die and would never even get to know whether or not he lived, whether or not she had even saved him – that she would lose her chance at happiness just for his – he professed that it astounded him.
When she asked him in return if he would ever lay down his life for someone, he thought about that, too, watching her all the while, then replied that he might be able to, if he loved them. He said that he might dare the darkness for that – for love.
Riza just smiled and cleaned her gun.