Achilles tilted his head to look at her with a slight startle toward her forwardness. Thus far she had been a soft spoken, and her correction made him pause. That urge to argue was put at rest when she took his hand again within hers.

"It has been a long time since I've allowed anyone my heart," he said in a more direct tone. He wasn't sure what to make of this or what she was presenting.

And yet....

His hand gripped hers a little tighter. He didn't know any other song but the one he had written for himself.