Ahh if he only knew then how lonely and miserable she was.
The girl's life was undoubtedly full of unimaginable opulence — a palace of glistening marble, a banquet hall dripping with gold chandeliers, the most decadent foods, and garments of such softness he could not imagine ever needing such a thing in his lifetime.
Makes so much sense as to why they both had a fear of disappointin and losing the other. They both grew up abused, neglected and unwanted
His heart twinged as he realized that she longed to be held. He felt her loneliness so acutely that he almost mistook it for his own. He, too, had leaned on the necks of foals to soothe that same longing.