I have never understood what it is you saw in me to make you want to say that. [Shakes his head, but with a tiny smile, so you know he's not moping or anything.] It's not insecurity or anything like that, mind. It's more... here you are, this gorgeous, driven, powerful woman, going for a mage who only now realized he's not being the best person he can be, and is only now trying to fix it. I just want to understand why you want to be with me for that long. Because I already know I want it too.

[And a minimum of 200 years, assuming they live through a lot, is a long time indeed.]