But with her response, now he was beyond glad that she did catch that little phrase. It just went on to confirm that like him, she feared that he would leave her. And it just gave him the extra boost of confidence and assurance that he desperately needed right now.
He took her hands in his and brought it to his lips and kissed it gently with all the love in the world.
"That's right, Evie. I'm going to have to leave you… but this is only just for a while." His voice was earnest as he reassured her.
"A while?"
"Yes."
"How long is a while?" Evie, Gavrael noted – similar to himself, when he had this same discussion with his father – had also zoomed in on the main point that is the exact duration of this phrase 'a while'.
"It would take a quite a few days…"
"So, you're going to be away for days…"
He nodded and Evie took a while before she could speak another word.
