Gwendolyn relished in the simple and familiar touch to the arm around her waist. She hardly thought anything about it-- it had been a touch once so frequent that she welcomed it whole heartedly now. With a sigh, she lowered her head to rest on his shoulder, nestled into his side as if they had never been separated in the first place. Her eyes stared forward into the flames of the fireplace-- crackling and bright.<br/><br/>"I missed you so terribly," she whispered to him after a moment of silence. "I cried for months after you had left. It felt as if my own heart had been ripped from me." Her hand tightened in his as she nestled even closer into him, finding comfort in having her champion so close again. "I know you will someday have to return to your post, but I'm not sure if my heart could handle the strain of watching you ride away from me again."