A Moment Of Joy

"No!" The reply came so abruptly that Oli was taken aback as if he was afraid of telling about her to his family.

"I mean after the death of Gabriella. There is civil unrest in the empire. Not to forget that my family is trying to find my weakness too. It would be better that we did not tell you about our marriage till we leave for your empire or come back winning." she nodded and leaned on his shoulders. 

"You must be so stressed and here I am overthinking instead of helping you." she sighed as she inhaled that familiar smell and a deep frown settled on her face. "Alex, have you changed your bathing ingredients?" the sweet honey smell of heath flowers! It was so vivid in her memories. Why did she not notice it before!

"No! Why? Did I smell bad?" he chuckled, "what did you expect from a man who came straight from training."