Verdal awoke in the middle of a bright day. For a while, Verdal watched the beauty of the forest during the day while Terintha remained asleep, her head resting upon his chest. Nothing really mattered apart from what lay before his eyes. He couldn't help but smile and tighten his embrace around Terintha.
It wasn't long before Terintha stirred in her sleep, but awaking due to the bright sunlight.
She looked up at Verdal and welcomed him with a smile, "Good morning."
He chuckled lightly, gently correcting the locks of Terintha's hair that were out of place.
Terintha sighed, "We… can't stay here too long, Verdal. Unfortunately we have pressing matters to take care of."
Verdal quickly stood up grinning, taking Terintha by surprise, "Well! We better take care of them then."
Terintha giggled before finding her feathered jerkin and holding it up, "Oh, when did this happen?"
Verdal saw the huge tear and felt incredibly embarrassed while trying not to laugh, "Ah, I'm… sorry. Here, I can sow it back together if you want."
"No, no. It's fine. We're running late as it is…" Terintha's chirpiness was quickly diminishing for some reason; was it something Verdal did?
As quickly as they could, they gathered their things in silence and Terintha lead the way.
"We're to head to the base of Dead of Winter." Terintha spoke as she surveyed the area from a tree-branch.
"Forest Song?" Verdal looked up at her. He realised the tear on the side of garment was quite large, thankfully Terintha didn't seem that bothered.
"Of course. It should be quick trip north, if there's not any trouble." Terintha looked down, and gave an assuring smile to Verdal.
Verdal gave a smile in return and the two headed off without another word and with a sense of haste.
