Reasons to Live

Standing by his side, Nephis sighed and said quietly:

"You seem to know so much about me, but I... I barely know anything about you. I always hesitate to ask you about your past. Because I am afraid you won't answer."

She was still thinking about his knowledge of how deep her grudge against the Sovereigns went, it seemed. 

And other things, as well. Nephis had never pried into his past and never mentioned the oddities of his existence, but she must have been aware of how strange their relationship was. 

It was a relationship built on mutual attraction, passion, and affection… but it was also light and ephemeral, as if it would be dispelled by merely mentioning something they were both aware of, and therefore chose to never speak aloud. 

Sunny hesitated for a few moments, then smiled. 

"What's so good about the past? Ask me about the future, instead."

Nephis smiled slightly.