The Lioness and The Lamb Chapter 3/ Pt Two

Catherine/

She didn't need to speak for me to understand what she decided. My eyes are holding back a tempest of emotions that swallowed an ocean. The magic of this moment could be shattered in just a mere second because this is the life I chose as I stand beside her. Jyn didn't accept it lightly she's thought of my safety above all else no matter how much she puts her guard up. So I won't break for the decision she made and ill contain this tempest inside till I can share it with her. This place feels so empty now that she has left it but perhaps it's my anxiety creating this emptiness. The fear that she will not return to me or something goes wrong and we become separated.

I know this place holds nothing for me till she returns so I decided to be productive. I returned to the underworld she never wanted me to see and to shelter me from its horrors. But that's where she needs me I feel to keep the flow uninterrupted and root out corruption. That's what's in my power to stand at her side unafraid of anything that may come our way. She may have reservations with me due to her life but, I won't let that stop me from being next to her.

When I arrived people recognized me immediately so I found my inner resolve. I walked as if I could just snap my fingers and bring people to kneel, that's how the woman I love controls her environment. It didn't...