Valerian paused on his words as he played with the wedding ring on his hands, which he had yet to remove since she had made him wear it during their wedding.
A single teardrop slipped down as he began to weep again silently while clenching the locket tightly in his fist.
"Please forgive me, Catherine..."
"Maybe I shouldn't have forced you to adapt your life with me,"
"I shouldn't have been so overconfident that I would be able to protect you,"
"You were never a war trophy that I had won..."
"You were my empress, the ruler of my heart, and the commander of my brain,"
"If there is any other chance, I would surely leave everything behind to be with you..."
"Live how you want us to be and love you endlessly,"