Helena nodded. "True but it isnt fair to have to make sacrifices of the heart." she told him and looked at her hand when he touched it. She blushed slightly and gently withdrew it from his. "I just hope you will accept what happiness i can bring." she said with sadness in her voice. She went into the garden and smiled.  She stood there in front of the roses and touched one gently. She bent down to smell it and a sweet smile came across her face. "This garden loves you very much. It use to be your mother's and now you make sure it is cared for. It wishes that you visited more because your mother's love still lingers here. This was her favorite place,  her piece of heaven in the middle of the chaos of the war." she said and pricked her finger on a rose. As the blood touched the ground fresh meadow grass grew over the marble. She winced a little and shook her head. "I want to stay here for now.  Will you stay with me?" she asked him. She didn't want to be alone right now as her blood reminded that her that her lover had not let her bless him with her gift of eternal life. She started crying quietly and held her chest.  The pain was still fresh like it happened just yesterday rather than thousands of years ago. She never got over him and his words constantly repeated in her mind as she let him die.  "I'm not the one for you,  you will find him eventually." is what he told her. It had been ages since he told her and yet she was still without love,  unwilling to love again.