He held her in his arms, smiling. "I know I never hated you...not really...if I had.....I would've left you for the seekers and used you as a distraction to get away." The first time they'd met, she'd been running from some seekers, and she'd tripped and fallen down a hill, spraining her ankle. When he'd stepped up to her, she'd first been terrified that he was a seeker. He'd saved her and together they'd escaped. "I've always had a feelings for you....but now....I realize just how deep they are." He kissed her gently as he said that.