She links her fingers into Ulla's, holding tight as she blushes. Okay. One more deep breath, and she pulls Ulla's hand up to press a kiss to her fingers.

She can do this.

"Loving you is like the Dawnlight," she says softly. "The things we know about each other, the truth and the- the trust that is between us- it has mended things in me.

"I love you the way I was afraid to love you, Ulla."