They walked on, leaving the frozen drakes and the scorched mountain behind. There would be more battles, more challenges, more storms. But for now, there was this—the quiet, the connection, the shared moment.
It was enough.
Well, the truth was in fact right now Khione was truly happy because finally he awakened a law related to hers, she felt closer and no more jealous of Elreth. If Nero knew she was jealous because his previous laws made him closer to certain female he would have laughed it off.
The return journey began in silence. The mountain was behind them, the frozen drakes already fading from memory. Nero and Khione walked side by side, their steps light, their bodies still humming with the residue of their training. The sun had set, and the sky was a deep, bruise-colored purple, the first stars beginning to appear.
They had not gone far when the air changed.
