Another World's Customs

Arthur could not find the words to express what he wanted to say, as the heartbroken woman sat there in silence. She awaited his words as if they would save her from a sea of torment. Although he had spent countless years inside the time prison, he never learned how to mend a broken heart. 

In the end, Arthur decided to tell her the truth. 

"I did love you back then, although I didn't know it. I cared about you more than I cared about myself. I wanted to keep you safe and save you from the clutches of the Yalen King. And then I changed." 

"You changed?" 

"I became a slave, used and broken. I fought to survive in a world of cruelty, and I met someone who understood me in that darkness. At that time, I couldn't think about my love for you. I could only think about the person in front of me." 

"You are telling me that it was fate or destiny that separated us?" asked Emma with a shaking frame. "How could I accept this answer?"