Love's Healing Touch
"We took each other."
They returned inside, eating their breakfast while the kettle whistled in the background, and eating the wait for daybreak.
Later, Elara went into the village to sell herbs and visit some sick animals. Adrian remained behind, something bothering him that hadn't been mentioned yet.
The instant she was out of view, he went into the small studio they'd converted into a reading room. His eyes fell on the package of linen-wrapped objects on the side table.
The ring.
Not a flashy band—merely silver, in the shape of two entwined vines. But chosen with care. Crafted by a local blacksmith. Delicate, earthy, meaningful.