[ Rune lets his eyes shift to the window, looking at at the trees they pass as He Ming talks. Their expectations are different, but Rune has never really had those sorts of goals. He's only had two: become stronger and get revenge. With the tag gone, there's less to worry about, and maybe he should be considering those things. Witches want similar things after all. They want a family, even if they have their coven. They want some reassurance of the future despite living as long as they do.

He's the last of his bloodline and his coven. Shouldn't that be what he wants?

A glance at He Ming, and his expressions falls a little. Maybe. But he wonders what life would be like for them, years from now, when He Ming is much, much older. Rune doesn't want to be alone, and that's something he's going to have to work on to fix now that he's certain it's what he wants. He'll explain that to He Ming after they've spent a few days out in the middle of nowhere together. ]

You're right. I wasn't doing those things. [ In reality, all he was doing was trying to survive. ] But I think it's something we should discuss if we're going to be together for a long time.

[ All those things are so small and insignificant in the scheme of things, and yet, if they mean something to He Ming, Rune wants to try. That's all he's been doing lately, hoping it makes some difference because he knows he can never change the fact he'd put He Ming through much worse than anything he's ever experienced. After several minutes, he directs him to take an exit and follow the road all the way to the end. From there, they'll get out and walk for a little while.

As they're getting out of the car: ] Do you want to get married?

[ Some day, he means. Not necessarily right now or to him. ]