Your next words emerge in a hushed murmur, rich with sincerity despite their frayed delivery. "I won't disappoint you this time, Tia. Not you, not her, not even myself. I'll chase that spark until my very last embers gutter out into dust, if that's what it takes." You pause, chest swelling with a swell of conviction tempered by hard experience. "Because eternity without her light… that's no life at all for this errant flame."