The First Snow

Ezrahl was glaring at her darkly.

"Does that feel good?" Aesther awkwardly withdrew her hand and nervously smiled, "I wanted to show you… uh, this um… new technique I learned!"

His gaze narrowed.

Aesther sheepishly added, "I am sorry… it was probably weird."

Ezrahl quietly exhaled to himself.

It wasn't a dream, he reminded himself, the one in front of her wasn't alluring him with those sinful words, looking at him with that devilish charming smile.

He said nothing for a while and silently crossed the hall and stopped in front of the altar. Ezrahl brushed his hand over the candles they lit up the dawning darkness all around.

"Since when did you learn to care about all that?"

Aesther blinked her eyes in disbelief.

Neither of them spoke for a while. She curiously watched Ezrahl and tried to wonder what made him so bitter lately. While Ezrahl watched the disappearing light of the skies and wondered why Aesther kept watching him.