Dear Diary,
So much has happened over these last weeks & months since the wedding. It seems like I have lived a lifetime with my dearest Amaken. And although now my heart breaks, I would change not a second of my time with him.
I waved him goodbye today.
I have no idea if or when I shall see him again. He has returned to Dale, after receiving a message from his mother. It is time for him to be reconciled with his family. They need him now more than I, and I would never prevent him from leaving, in the same way he would never force me into returning with him. Our connection runs deeper than fireside picnics and starlit walks, and I shall always love him, but in order for him to focus on what he needs to do, he needs to return alone. I would not be happy to be leaving the Company at this point either, as well he knew. There is too much at stake, too many lives I care greatly for to just leave, and even now I am not ready for a quiet life.
So, this chapter closes, sooner than either of us expected, but the story continues. He still has my heart and I, his. There is now just a greater distance between us.
Time to focus my mind on my responsibilities within the Company. That also reminds me, I must remember to speak to Maerle and see if she wants to take the spare room on a more permanent basis. Give her some space away from the Company House, but also means it’s not just me around here, as I had gotten quite used to having another face about the place.
- Ana
