The Nether Realm (10)

Archer recruited the shadow-like Netherbeasts and was pleased with the new additions. He returned to Llyniel who was waiting with a worried look on her face.

But when he appeared she smiled and launched herself at him. The little wood elf hugged him like a baby monkey.

Her actions caused him to laugh as she looked up at him. Archer stared at her once he's stopped laughing causing her cheeks to go bright red.

Before she could slip away, he leaned in, initiating a kiss. Their lips met in a soft and tender union, reminiscent of the delicate flutter of a butterfly's wings.

It was a kiss filled with the unspoken emotions that had blossomed between them over their time in this realm.

Friendship, trust, and a love that had grown deeper than the roots of the ancient trees surrounding them since they'd been trapped.