Alicia fell back into Zeres' protective circle of arms after expanding the effort on moving forward to give him that kiss. That move sapped almost all of the remaining strength that she had in her. Her eyes were beginning to falter, and her vision got blurrier as she continued to caress his face. "Please… promise me you'll end this war and live." She begged, "Promise me, Zeres. Please." Her voice was begging him.
"I… c-can't…" He caught her hand tenderly before it slipped down and pressed it onto his cheeks, savouring the touch of her palms on his skin. His voice was almost inaudible as he kept shaking his head in small motions like a broken machine running on a loop. Though the conversation between Zeres and Alicia could not be heard, those looking on could feel their hearts breaking at the tragic sight of these two people. Just the look on Zeres' face was enough to drive a person with a heart of stone to shed tears.
