[Ithaqua knows he passed his twentieth year sometime ago, his mother even remarked on it because she still had her mind. But how long ago was that?

Nevertheless, the single gesture from Urianger makes him feel... seen. As if he knows what Ithaqua is working through now, perhaps even better than the beast himself. Ithaqua never really stopped to think about the implications of his situation, not until now, but Urianger has made him truly think. It's a horrifying situation, but he thinks that his lover is also sharing the burden with him.

Words are not enough to describe how deeply he appreciates that.]

I adore you. You are the most empathetic man I have ever met, honourable and kind yet willing to take on this horrible burden with me. [Then he leans in, and murmurs a single word into Urianger's ear. A single name. It may just sound like a Midlander name to him.]

She used to call me that-- it's now yours, and yours alone. [No one else is allowed, basically.]