Aeruthuil follows the thin stream down the small hill before stopping finally at a sudden clearing amid the large forest. With a sigh he looks around, frowning before sudden footfalls reach his ear. With a slight turn of his head he glances over to where the sound had come from and smiles when Laayla steps out from the shadows.
He is soon met with the brightest smile he had ever seen before and he bows his head slightly.
''I was afraid you wouldn't be here to meet with me. It has been hard to find you, reach you even.''
He steps over and takes her hands in his, ''How have you been, my love. I have not seen you for far too long, not heard you speak nor felt your touch. Why and where have you hid all this time?''
Taking a slight step back from the woman his eyes wander across her face and he furrows his brows. Her features seemed off to him, even though it truly was the woman he so dearly loved. Her eyes seemed the way they always had been, but her nose and cheeks were different. Even her eyebrows and hair were different, though he couldn't quite put a finger on it.
Aeruthuil clears his throat, producing somewhat of a smile before he mutters quietly. ''Will you not speak to me, Ayla? Have I upset you somehow?''
Ayla shakes her head and her smile softens as her lips move in utter silence, then she looks down to their joined hands. Aeruthuil's eyes follow hers, first catching a glimpse of the rings they wore before frowning again. He moves their hands up slightly and squeezes them but couldn't feel the warmth of her skin, his eyes then shooting back to her forever young face, squeezing her hands again only harder this time as his eyes widen at the lack of feeling.
''Wha..''
Aeruthuil opens his eyes suddenly, sitting upright immediately and frantically looks around him before realizing where he truly had been. He grumbles and grunts trying to make sense of the situation before his gaze falls to his hands. After a short while he makes them into fists whilst he closes his eyes and brings them up to his face, covering his eyes. With a shake of his head he mumbles. ''Why..''
