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[ᴄʀʏsᴛᴀʟғʀᴏsᴛ]

"I wouldn't kill you," Kelsier said. "Whatever your past. I don't know why, but I believe your oath to protect me. The past is in the past."

[CrimsonMoon]

She hugs him again, slightly tighter," Please stop the horse," she begs suddenly, her voice cracking just faintly. She buried her face into his back so he couldn't see...

[ᴄʀʏsᴛᴀʟғʀᴏsᴛ]

Kelsier frowned and gave the reins a slight tug. He detected the abnormality in her voice, but it had passed too fast to make out what it was. "What is it?"

[CrimsonMoon]

She slides off the horse, staggering into the snow that reaches to her knees... She slowly collapses, plunging her forearms into the deep drifts. Her back was turned to him and her chocolatey hair covered her face... Her wounds, they had to be bothering her... Or maybe it was something else?

[ᴄʀʏsᴛᴀʟғʀᴏsᴛ]

Kelsier jumped down, sinking into the snow. "Nyx?" He waded toward her, his face concerned. "Are you okay?"

[CrimsonMoon]

" I won't lie... I could be so much better," her voice cracks despite her best attempts to conceal her emotions, a small droplet lands in the snow just below her veiled face... She was crying

[ᴄʀʏsᴛᴀʟғʀᴏsᴛ]

Kell knelt down in the snow beside her. He wasn't sure what to do. Should he comfort her? He was a tiny bit afraid she would elbow him in the face if he tried. Finally, he said, "Do you want to talk about it?"

[CrimsonMoon]

She huffs and turns her head slightly toward him, the faintest smile on her lips," You're just making me cry with happiness, little Prince... Don't worry about it," she sniffs and sits back on her knees, her torso peeking out of the heavy drifts as she examined the ruined and now frosted bandages on her forearms,"... You always have bad memories but... I don't know, you're making me so happy any way,"

[ᴄʀʏsᴛᴀʟғʀᴏsᴛ]

Kelsier blinked, confusion clear on his face. "You're crying because you're... happy?"

[CrimsonMoon]

" Yeah... weird, huh?" She sniffs and rubs her eyes with her hands, laughing breathlessly and suddenly throwing her arms around him," Haven't you ever cried because you're happy?" Myx embraced him tightly, her entire body shuddering from the frost and ice

[ᴄʀʏsᴛᴀʟғʀᴏsᴛ]

Kelsier stiffened at first, but a second later his body relaxed and he cautiously wrapped his arms around her, returning the embrace. "I don't think I've ever been that happy," he said.

[CrimsonMoon]

" Then i'm goigg to make you get to that hPpiness," she murmurs in his ear, wiping her eyes with trembling hands

[ᴄʀʏsᴛᴀʟғʀᴏsᴛ]

Kell released her and drew back. "How do you intend to do that?"

[CrimsonMoon]

" I don't know, i'll figure something out," she answers and smiles, looking at his horse and murmuring," Sorry... My arms were bothering me too..."

[ᴄʀʏsᴛᴀʟғʀᴏsᴛ]

Kelsier took her hands and stood up. "You're something else, Nyx," he said. "I'm lucky to have you as an ally."

[CrimsonMoon]

She grasps his hands and stands, brushing snow off her clothing and smiling at him,"... I'm glad to be you're ally, Prince Kelsier," she returns

[ᴄʀʏsᴛᴀʟғʀᴏsᴛ]

Amusement crossed his face. "Really? Because just a few days ago, you wanted to kill me."

[CrimsonMoon]

" Just a few days ago, Kell, you didn't lop my head off," she retorts and smiles, shuffling back to the horse and gently grasping its reins," are you cold enough yet?" She chuckles

[ᴄʀʏsᴛᴀʟғʀᴏsᴛ]

"Yes, actually," Kell said. He trudged through the snow back to his horse. "I think it's time we head back. I'd rather not risk my father's ire for being gone too long."

[CrimsonMoon]

" Your father seems like he makes you revolve around him," she comments and smiles, scratching the horse's thick neck in an attempt to brush away dome of the frost gathered there