He sucks in a breath of his own, pain stabbing across his face as his hand tightens convulsively on hers.

"Fuck." he hisses, turning from her to slam his fist into the ground.

It isn't Haleth's fault he reminds himself, trembling in fury. She made the logical decision - as angry as he had been, he KNOWS it was the correct decision. It's why he made no attempt to track her down after his anger cooled.

But this! To know what they might have had... ah, but it hurts.