Chapter 24: Vegan in the Abyss - 11
"Did you forget something?" she asked, her voice barely above a breeze, soft and tinged with curiosity.
Azareel nodded, pointing to the berry resting near her feet.
"That one," he said, his voice gentle but certain.
Sylvara tilted her head, her amber eyes narrowing slightly, a faint smile curving her berry-stained lips.
"You came back for a fruit?"
He knelt, his slender fingers brushing the berry’s glowing surface, but he didn’t pick it up.
His touch was reverent, as if it were a gift rather than a snack.
"I came back because you gave it to me," he said, his silver eyes meeting hers, soft but resolute.
Sylvara’s lips parted, her vines trembling faintly, as if the garden itself were stirred by his words.
Azareel smiled, a gentle, sheepish curve of his lips.