#anywhere

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Somewhere, Earl has stopped worrying, and holds Zara's hand as they float among the clouds

Zara smiles as the Raven flies alongside. "Look, see? She's changed colors..."

"She has" he beams

"Tis the Season, I think."

"Patterns shift" He says then looks at her "But the essence holds."

"Oh, look..." She points down.

And he does

The sweep of the river, the green vale of trees, the dots of fae celebrating...

nothing special, perhaps

Or everything special, as it's shared with his beloved's eyes

"It looks so different." Delighted.

"Oh yes.. you will never see the light hit the water of your river quite this way from ground level" He nods "I'll take you flying by moonlight over it later... it looks like a string of pearls in the black"

"Lovely. But this is lovely.. and see, you can relax with me, not do all the work..."

His arms fall around her waist, "Trollish failing" He reminds, "We tend to be duty focused... but.." A kiss on her ear tip from behind and above her "you're right."

"Aye. We may be in this moment together."

A chuckle "Am I too tense too often?" Not a sensitive question, atl east he doesn't sound sensitive, "I truly have felt... well, since the Oath I thought I had relaxed a bit"

"Too tense? Nay."

"I'm glad," He smiles and smells her hair, then "Hey, did you change your shampoo? or a new perfume? You smell a bit like a touch of..." he tries to place it, "Absinthe?"

"Wormwood."

"Wormwood" A smile "It's nice." A look down "Is it just me ,or is the freehold glowing a bit brighter right now?"

"Beltaine."

"Yes," A blush and a thought "Do you think there IS such a thing as a half a mile club?"

"Earl! Thou art relentless."

"Ravenous more like" He admits "Every beauty you show me only serves to remind me of you."

He gazes into the pools of her eyes

She caresses his cheek. "I see the appeal... but not in a Pooka's balloon. Nay, there may yet be a surprise."

"And I prefer to face surprises with mine pants on."

A soft laugh shakes him, catching in his belly and rolling around. If not for her, she'd laugh louder, but he restrains at cost of more shaking. SHe has caught him off guard again, most pleasantly

A grin, and she steals a kiss. "Now you see."

"I do.. I do.." A chuckle again as the balloon, as if on it's own accord, starts to lower back to Earthrrunes. Perhaps SHallimar wasn't willing to let folsk float off to their death after all

"Oh, thou hast said that before, too." Nuzzle.

"And happily so" He kisses her.. .and soon they are landing, to yield the sky to another. Which is fine. They do have her river, and the shadows

(End scene)