black holes and revelations

Safrin Glancing up with shock as much as unfettered joy, the goddess gasped in a held breath and nodded immediately. "I promise." She breathed instantly, her eyes sparkling with devotion and love. "I will." Then, a touch more hesitantly, "But now that the barrier is gone and—" a pregnant pause, a vulnerability no mortal would ever see on her face, "—we are together, it will be easier."