etherealboundโ /ย ๐๐พ๐ป๐ฎ๐ต๐ฒ๐ช
ย ย ย She wonders how she could ever hold any doubt when in his sweet embrace. Every moment that passes is a reminder just how truly lucky she is to be here and with him. His righteous fury for those that may harm her creates a warmth that spreads through her and pools in her belly as a light blush spreads across her cheeks and tints the very tips of her ears.ย
ย ย ย War is coming, this she knows. ๐ฝ๐ ๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐. Her heart is too grand a prize, her blood meant to be kept in vials for future use. Aurelia pulls back to examine his face closely, a mischievous look crossing over her features.ย ย โ I have not fought a day in my life. โ She pulls back to bring forth her hands to him, palms up as head tilts down to examine them. Skin smooth and unmarred, not a single callous upon them. Most of her days are spent lounging and observing. Even drawing or scribing memories leaves no marks.ย โ Do these hands look as if they have seen work? โ
ย ย ย Wonder passes over her thoughts as she imagines herself drawing a bow beside him. She canโt deny the thrill passing through her in waves. Surely they do not expect a star to fight back. No, all stars are lured into a false sense of security, their natures too trusting despite the evils they witness sometimes daily down below.ย
ย ย ย Arms once more wrap about him as fingers interlock against his back and she presses her chin against his chest. Large doe eyes blink up at him in earnest.ย โ Oh, will you teach me? I am certain I will be dreadful without you. โ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ข ๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐๐?
๐๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐๐ซ ๐ข๐ง๐๐ฏ๐ข๐ญ๐๐๐ฅ๐, ๐ฌ๐จ ๐๐ ๐ข๐ญ.ย ย Thranduil might hope for the sake of his people that no more battle must be fought, in contrast to the warrior in him who almost even misses it.ย ย Dwell in the here and now, he has to remind himself, not in a web of what ifs !ย ย And said web is gone with a blink that leads his gaze downward, to Aureliaโs flawless hands โย his own hold around her loosens for warm palms to slide along the length of her arms.ย ย So bejeweled fingers of his can briefly cup the backs of her hands.ย ย Keen gaze inspects what it beheld numerous times prior and each, each he beholds them as though it was the first or last time.ย ย Strong brows arch upward with a twitch.ย ย The motion accompanies one slow, acknowledging nod.
โย ๐๐ง๐๐๐๐. ๐
๐ฅ๐๐ฐ๐ฅ๐๐ฌ๐ฌ. ๐๐ญ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ, ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ญ ๐ซ๐๐ฏ๐๐๐ฅ๐ฌ ๐ฏ๐๐ซ๐ฒ ๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐ญ๐ฅ๐ย โ,ย says the ellon whose hands hardly resemble the pair of one who has fought and written and uprooted and hunted quite much in his life.ย ย ย When Aurelia wraps her arms around him, his palms seamlessly slide up to her elbows, chin tipping upward for his attention to sway ahead.
The crooked smirk tugging at a corner of his mouth betrays him ;ย he caught that doe-eyed mien and its power.ย ย ย โย ๐ ๐ข๐ฆ๐๐ ๐ข๐ง๐๐ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ฆ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ฒ ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐๐๐ฒ ๐ก๐๐ฏ๐ ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐๐๐ฎ๐ฆ๐๐๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ง๐๐ฏ๐๐ซ ๐ฐ๐๐ง๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ซ๐ข๐จ๐ฌ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒย โ,ย muses Thranduil, gently urging her to let go so they may walk a bit.ย ย ย โย ๐๐ง๐ ๐ฃ๐จ๐ข๐ง๐๐ ๐ฌ๐จ๐ฆ๐ ๐ญ๐ซ๐๐ข๐ง๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฌ๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ, ๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐ก๐๐ฉ๐ฌ.ย โย ย But would it surprise anyone ?ย ย Someone as powerful as Aurelia and equally as kind ...ย what may truly put her hands on a weapon ?ย ย ย โย ๐๐ซ๐ ๐ฐ๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ข๐ง, ๐ฐ๐ ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐ฌ๐๐ ๐ข๐ง๐ญ๐จ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ญ๐๐ง๐๐๐ง๐๐ข๐๐ฌ. ๐๐ซ๐ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐๐ง ๐๐ซ๐๐ก๐๐ซ ๐จ๐ซ ๐๐ซ๐ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ฆ๐จ๐ซ๐ ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ข๐ญ๐๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฐ๐ข๐๐ฅ๐ ๐๐ฅ๐๐๐๐ฌ ...ย ๐๐ก๐๐ญ ๐๐จ๐๐ฌ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ข๐ง๐ญ๐ฎ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐ญ๐๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ?ย โ
