When he walked over - closing the space between them - she held her breath - both afraid and excited at the same time. She was getting what she wanted, but she was so afraid that it was going to fail again. But she knew she had to take that chance.

She looked up at him and then at his hand. "You know you can't promise that, Cassian." His name sounded so good to say aloud - she hadn't said it in so long. But that was beside the point - he couldn't promise that he would stay. He worked for the Alliance, after all, and in a position that put him at great risk. No - he couldn't promise that he would never abandon her again.