That night, Einith was happily speechless when Tae took the glamour away from his stars, more so when his elf let his own show. They were a deep, lovely shade of violet and Einith never wanted Tae to hide them again. He would have been content with just his own black ones on display.
Better yet, Tae crawled into Einith’s bedroll without invitation. Einith would have demanded it, but that bubble of lightness in his chest expanded just a little bit more when Tae assumed his right to sleep with Einith.
Of course, even that didn’t compare to the next morning.
The sun peeped into the slim band of clear sky over their camp and fell in its glorious splendor across the bare chest and face of his elf. It enhanced the subtle glow that all mages carried, turned his Heartstone into a godly vision o
