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"So what does thatto control the tears that now streamed down her face in heavy rivulets "Do you … want to end our relationship? I understand if you-"

But before she could finish her sentence, Aldrec leaned forward, and brought her into a kiss whose fire and sincerity rivaled the one they shared in the Lusea alleyway, seeo

Mericlou, desperate for a re-affirave wholeheartedly into the kiss, and it ht and a o ran free with her tears

"You areamber eyes "And no one will takeas trivial as sentie all that I love you" The cadence of his last three words struck like three darts dead into Mericlou's heart As if for the first tihly aware of how much he truly loved her, and realized without fear or doubt exactly how much she loved him And she returned the sentiment ten tiain, slowly, savoring their e in the revelation the love that they had for each other, now fully realized And as they had in the park, they held each other close in the afternorant of place or tiain," Mericlou said

"Well, my house is a fine home," Aldrec said "You could live here if you like"

Mericlou blushed deeply "I … don't want to ihed "Trust me, Tulyr," he said as he stood up He took Mericlou by the hand "You wouldelse to show you!"

Mericlou followed him to the opposite end of the roo lance, she noticed that there was a circle of runes etched faintly upon its surface These particular runes were not in the flowing dwarven cursive, but were a separate script entirely, ical as Aldrec soon proved

He touched the of barely audible syllables The runes glowed a soft green, and the wooden façade transforlass