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But alas, the past, present, and future were all in the hands of the Divine And it proved very o, she was contented with being his friend, and seeing hi, but a friend nonetheless And now, a year, threekiss later, they were now husband and wife

Husband and wife … it felt so strange saying or even thinking it, and applying the terms to Aldrec and herself But she knew that she would have to get used to it She sether

Still, she could not help but feel a tinge of fear at the prospect of hi Was it really true what the Council of his people had told hio? He revealed himself to her in his true, beautiful, terrible for had happened And now, they were married Even if he would leave this world, would the Divine be so cruel as to rip him from the arms of the only one whom he had ever loved? Would he be so callous as to see her cry in anguished, erief as he vanished froht chill caether would at least be long enough to ease the pain of separation, should that day actually come

"Tulyr, stand up," Aldrec's voice said fro up as per his command

But Aldrec was not behind her, she realized once she turned around, nor was he anywhere to be found

That brief thought, however, was torn from her list of cares, as her full attention instead had becolade

And what a change it was!

White roses blanketed the ground where trees did not grow Soft, velvety blossorasses and shrubs, the gray of rew out of the trees, transforical wintertime

Motionless onder, he stared at the peculiar, yet beautiful scene, until she heard Aldrec's voice call her once again

"Coh he had been directly behind her, but still, he was mysteriously absent She noticed that a path had been laid out in the sea of flowers back towards Vinta, and so, taking the path, she made her way back, surprised even more that none of the roses had thorns