He could tell that her affection for him had been snuffed. Pangs of pain flashed through his chest at the very thought, but he couldn't blame her, because he understood.
One could only have unconditional love for that which one created.
For Rui, that was Ria and Project Water. The only things that, no matter what could possibly happen, he would love them forever. He loved Amare deeply, but… they were different people who had lived different lives that had ultimately intersected much later in either of their lives. She was not of his creation.
The same was true for her when it came to him. She loved him, but there were very few handful of things that could happen that could turn that love into hatred.
And he was looking at an Amare who had experienced such a future.
