Vera's mouth dropped open in shocked surprise and she took a step back, not fully able to comprehend what he had said. Could she have heard him wrong? Hold up… she needed a couple of seconds to straighten this out in her mind.
"W-wait… Gid… this is just too much… I… I don't understand. And, and… I am human. Right? It might not even work out for me –" Vera stammered as she tried to make sense of things.
Gideon stood and hugged her tight, trying to calm her down. He caressed her back to stop her slight panic from blowing out of control.
"It's true that it might not work as you can't wield the dark fae's magic." He explained lovingly to her. "That's why I'm doing this. I'm surrendering myself to you. So you would be able to command me and use me and my magic to protect yourself –"
