"I want you to be the only one, Albus," Scorpius replies in a whisper. He thinks of what Eyvind said. Half an hour ago it had seemed dramatic and ridiculous, but now it helps to find the right words. He looks up at Albus seriously, defying the playful expression on his face. "That you'd wear yourself out with me. That you decide against your life to see only me. And I don't get what's so wrong with that."