"Let see, where should I start from?" Rohan hummed, looking thoughtful.
"Start from how we first met," Belle said, to which Rohan smiled.
"Our first meeting was… complicated, and might be better left untold for now," Rohan said.
Belle frowned. "Why?" she asked.
Rohan smiled, a soft, almost teasing curve at the corner of his lips. "Because you weren't even in a human form," he told her, and he watched her frown deepen before he continued, his voice gentling as if coaxing her through a forgotten dream. "We became friends then, and I felt a special connection to you that I couldn't explain. Your presence gave me peace without me even realizing it."
His eyes warmed at the memory.
