Was reorganizing my documents and found this lying around. Funny, 'cause it's the first thing I ever remember writing outside of school. I figured there couldn't really be any harm in publishing it, so... hello, drabble.
She was always attracted to his strength, honor, and civility.
He was always attracted to her courage, will, and at first, resemblance to Tari.
Yet she is human, and he is not. The cruel world has placed them as leaders of nations kept from war by a precarious treaty. Conflicts and intrigues have driven a wedge between them, their people, and their already fragile relationship.
But somehow, they find the strength to persevere. They push trade and commerce, trying to steady their declining alliance because they have hope; hope that maybe, just maybe, they will be able to create peace.