[ she's quiet for a long moment, considering his words and trying desperately not to get her hopes up. spoiler: it doesn't work. between his words and the thrumming in her ears, her head is a mess.

she's weighing both what to say and what to do next, finally coming to some sort of resolution internally, though it offers her little comfort ] You know I would wait for him a thousand years, and it would still be worth every second. [ she sighs heavily, turning back to face him ] But right now, I'm with someone else, and I really shouldn't even be considering-- It's not very fair to Val'drin.