That and so much more. But she was walking a thin line here...if she told him just how good he really was inside his heart, he'd balk. It was too soon. Instead she nodded, one hand going to the back of his head, her eyes closed. "Yes...and I'm not the only one. Why else would you have so many gathered around you if they didn't think you worth it? Do you think I'd become just anyone's vassal?"

The wind picked up and the world seemed condensed to just them, the snow and darkness all around them. "Laharl, I would follow you forever because of who you are, right now."