He watched her sing and dance for the money they needed to survive, she always looked like she was having fun. He always was keeping an eye on the village making sure they weren't found, he couldn't bear to be parted with her again. The immortal and his mortal the idea that has been used in books a million times over but even as he had read those books as a child, he had never thought it would ever happen to him.
"Fakir?" He hadn't heard her come over, much less sit next to him
"Yes?" He spoke quietly but she was always happy to hear him, he used a different tone when speaking to her.
"Are you alright?" her concern almost made him smile
"Yeah I'm fine Ahiru, come on let's go get something to eat" At the mention of food Ahiru's stomach growled and Fakir chuckled quietly, she pouted at him but she laughed when his stomach made a growling noise as well. She gave him the money she'd earned and they went and got lunch, Ahiru slowly eat her chips and Fakir sipped his coffee.
"Where are we going to go next?" Ahiru asked and Fakir looked at her, she never sounded this excited to move on.
"Sorry but this is fun, I'm always meeting new people and listening to new songs" Fakir smiled and she caught him looking at her
"I'm glad your excited how about we leave tomorrow?" Fakir suggested and Ahiru nodded
"That's a great Idea!" Ahiru grinned and they went to a different place and Ahiru started singing and dancing.
One upon a time there was a girl and a knight, they became close and fell in love. They outran destiny so destiny changed their lives letting them be together. That was one of the dead man's stories that didn't have a ending full of tragedy.