Aryllia bolted through the inn door in Stormwind, where she and Alyvaenna had taken refuge until they could make it back to Darnassus.
"Ally!" Aryllia shouted as she barged into the room, causing the short-haired druid to jump violently.
"Aryllia! Jeez, how do you move so fast with your leg bound like that?" asked Ally, setting her brush down.
Aryllia shrugged and pulled the splint off her leg. "Demon Hunter, I heal fast." she said as she tossed the splint onto the bed, which Ally seized and begane salvaging what medical supplies she could.
"I take it you're excited about something." said Ally.
"Yep! Come on, I have a plan." said Aryllia.
"What... kind of plan?" asked a suspicious Alyvaenna.
Aryllia seized her wrist with a grin. "You. Me. Dinner. Stars." she said.
Ally blinked. "That's a first." she said.
Aryllia rolled her eyes, when they weren't flaming, they were a vibrant emerald color. "Just come on." she said as she tugged Ally along. "I'd have rather kept it a surprise but you're being difficult." she added with a snicker.
Ally smiled gently and walked with Aryllia as the Illidari led the way up a cliff where the water pooled into a small pond before rolling off in a calm waterfall. The Moonlight danced across the mostly still water. Beneath a large tree by the lake sat a small blanket with a basket on it. Aryllia grinned at Ally and tugged her over to it.
"Not much but I got excited and had to rush a bit. I wanted to get out here in time." said Aryllia.
"In time for what?" asked Ally.
Aryllia gently took her shoulders and turned her to look at the lake. "Watch; any second now..." she said quietly as the moonlight shifted through the trees and for about ten seconds, the light shone clearly through the trees and the water lit up, a dancing white heart outline shimmering over the surface.
"There..." said Aryllia.
"Oh my..." said Ally breathlessly. "How...?"
Aryllia grinned. "It's the position of the moon. It only happens about ten minutes after moonrise and ten minutes before the moon sets. The light filters through the leaves and reflects off stones in the water to show a heart on the surface." she said. "Now, let's eat!" She dug around in the basket and chucked Ally a roll of bread, sitting across from her.
Ally caught it and tilted her head at Aryllia. "What're you not telling me?" She said.
"Nope! You're not getting this one out of me. Eat, Ally. I'll tell you after dinner." Depending on when you find it, hee hee. said and thought Aryllia.
Ally bit into her roll quietly while Aryllia found some still-simmering steaks in the basket and pulled out plates for them before setting a slab of meat in front of Ally.
Ally poked at it with a fork and shifted.
"Hm? Something wrong, hun?" said Aryllia.
"You know I'm not very comfortable eating meat..." mumbled Ally.
"Well duh... I devoured a demon heart, you think meat catches my fancy anymore either? That, dear Ally, is a collection of spiced herbs formed into a salad then ground together to form a paste, then dyed brown with food-coloring to create a vegan steak that keeps everybody from bitching." said Aryllia.
Ally blinked, her voice quiet. "You're awfully thoughtful lately... not that I don't appreciate it but it's just not... doesn't really seem like you. Not that you're not usually thoughtful, that's not what I meant!" she rambled.
Aryllia giggled and waved her fork at Ally. "Would you just eat, hun? With Litharia being quiet since Nagrand I've felt better and a lot less irritable lately." she said.
Ally nodded and began cutting her steak up with her fork, frowning as her fork hit something hard somewhere in the middle. "Huh?"
"Hmm?" Aryllia looked up and grinned.
Ally fished around the area with her fork until she hooked a silver and red ring and lifted it up. "What's this?" she asked.
Aryllia blushed lightly. "Yours if you want it." she said.
Ally blinked and stared at Aryllia. "Are you...?" she trailed off, not finishing her question.
Aryllia shifted around until she sat by Ally and took the ring off her fork, wiping it clean with a napkin before she offered it back to Ally. "Alyvaenna... would you marry me?" she asked.
Ally stood stock still, like a deer caught in the headlights as her brain processed what just happened before her eyes lit up and she grinned mischeviously. "What, now? After everything you've put me through?!" She giggled at Aryllia's shocked face and leaned against her, laying her head on Aryllia's shoulder. "All I can say to that is that it took you long enough; and of course." she said.