She let it go from her hands, relaxing her grip as soon as she heard the crinkling. "I just... I never knew." She turns to face Draiss, tears brimming in her eyes again. "He didn't spare me because I served him. He spared<em>me</em>because he<em>loved</em>me. I<em>never</em>knew. I... n-never... knew..." With a cry of mixed anguish and pent-up sorrow, she throws her arms around him, burying her face into his shoulder, and weeping, a change of emotion so immense, it's akin to watching a glacier shatter before your eyes.