[VOLUME 12: THE ORIGIN][ERA: THE PRIMEVAL AGE][LOCATION: RIVERWOOD VILLAGE SQUARE]
Elara smoothed down the skirt of her periwinkle blue dress, feeling uncharacteristically self-conscious. It wasn't silk or fine brocade, just a soft, well-worn cotton she saved for special occasions, but as she stepped out of her bedroom, the reaction in the apothecary's front room made her breath hitch.
Li Wusheng and Aldren Vance were waiting for her.
Li wore a new set of robes they had purchased from the village tailor—a pale, silvery-grey ensemble that somehow looked like woven moonlight on his tall, lean frame. His long, dark hair was tied back with a simple ribbon, and as his golden eyes swept over her, a soft, breathtaking smile graced his lips.
