I like it, a portrait of perhaps tragic devotion. Small point, the first quote might work connected to the sentence before it with a colon, as I’m assuming that was the promise referred to. Or maybe just a comma. Maybe not. Just a thought. Nice piece.

I like it, a portrait of perhaps tragic devotion. Small point, the first quote might work connected to the sentence before it with a colon, as I’m assuming that was the promise referred to. Or maybe just a comma. Maybe not. Just a thought. Nice piece.