Their foreheads were still resting against one another.
The night wind moved gently around the ancient ruins, making the ends of Aurelia's hair sway softly beneath the starlight.
The atmosphere surrounding them felt incredibly quiet, yet it was not empty.
On the contrary…
That silence was filled with something warm.
Something that was slowly growing deeper and deeper between them.
The luminous figure remained perfectly still.
Their gaze remained focused entirely upon Aurelia from such a close distance. The faint light within their eyes looked soft and steady, vastly different from how they had appeared the very first time they awakened.
There was no longer any trace of chaotic wildness.
No longer that fear that constantly drove them toward self-destruction.
Now…
All that remained was a profound sense of calm whenever they were near Aurelia.
The entity beside Aurelia moved gently.
