Chapter 72: A lunch among them
They bathed in the warmth of the forest, in a serenity unmatched by the tower’s usual chaos.
-Swiiiiiiiiiish~.
A soft hush clung to the open area the two of them had found themselves in, broken only by the occasional rustle of leaves above them and the distant song of birds that couldn’t quite decide if it was day or dusk.
Sparkling sunlight spilled lazily through the thick veil of branches above, falling in quiet patches on the moss covered ground. The air was warm and cool all at once, scented faintly with softly moist bark, crushed leaves, and the still water of a small puddle nearby that caught the sky like a pure mirror.
"It’s cozy here."
"Isn’t it?"
They sat close, legs crossed into each other, fingers locked, and backs curved in comfort rather than tension.
KiRA leaned forward, elbows on her knees, eyes half-lidded as if trying to remember the way the sunlight danced between the swaying boughs. The other had tilted her face sidewards to the partner beside her, her hand sunk into the rough hands bruised by the fights until now.
-Shrrrrrrrrrrr...
Above them, the thick foliage cradled the clearing in a gentle dome of green, the leaves shifting like a lullaby with each breeze.
"How did you find it?" She asked, lost in the red eyes that gleamed with hope and purity.