Mason's betrayal froze Khayyam's heart, but his explanation and love may eventually unfreeze it. Whether they'll even be friends or more, at least he'll have put the incident behind him and can move on with his life.
I know you can't edit Anthology stories, but I'd like to point out the Danish poet spelled his name Hans Christian Andersen with an e. It's a common mistake in USA, and it always annoys me. Swedes spell similar surnames with -son at the end, but with Danes it's always -sen. Like Viggo Mortensen