He holds Wanyin through the moment where he tenses, then lets his hand snake up his chest to rest over his heart.

There's a soft hum of agreement - he is thinking the same thing, how they have always been a part of each other's lives, even if only peripherally. Now that they have this, that they have grown so close, he cannot imagine their lives not being entwined.

"I always will be."

He is more determined than ever to be a part of the world.