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Aiden Rennek
Raw emotion surged within her cerulean eyes, a subtle smile curving on her lips at his words as her heart swelled with a mix of love and disbelief of his faith in her,
"It wasn't just me," she whispered, her voice tender as she attempted to downplay the compliment he paid her,
"we’re a team, and you were incredible. Most men wouldn’t have made it after that fight with the devourer and the fall, but you survived. You inspire me every day, you know?" It wasn't just empty flattery that she gave, but a genuine expression of her admiration and respect for him.
Every inch of her was throbbing with pain, and she couldn't hide the visible wince when he touched her side.
“I’ll be okay,” she tried to reassure, feeling her body protest against the words even as they left her lips, the bruises swiftly forming and the pressing pain making her think there might be other injuries. Taking his hand in hers, Briana squeezed it gently and pressed a tender kiss to the back of his knuckles, unbothered by the blood and grit,
“Just bruised is all.” Briana knew he wouldn’t be fooled by her feeble attempt to allay his fears. He knew her too well for that.
“I’m more concerned about you.”
Her touch was gentle as she set about to stabilize his break, her fingers deftly wrapping the white bandages around his ankle and foot, listening to him for guidance to ensure they weren’t too tight. When she finally helped him to his feet, Briana looped her arm around his waist to steady him,
“We’ll have to take it slow,” she told him, her voice soft and reassuring,
“but just lean on me and I’ll support you.” She knew the trek back to the village from where they'd started from was going to be a long and slow one, but they couldn't exactly go back the way they'd come, not with his broken foot and her own injuries to contend with.
As the pair began to make their way through the terrain together, the danger seemingly behind them, Briana couldn’t help but admire their rugged surroundings. It almost felt like a completely different world now. The jagged peaks of the nearby mountains loomed high above them in the distance, their snow-capped peaks shining brilliantly as the afternoon sun spilled over. The air was cool and crisp, and she was certain she caught the faint scent of pine needles and wildflowers permeating the air.
But.
Despite the beauty around them, Briana's thoughts kept drifting, unable to put aside the reality that she could have lost him today, her heart dropping like a weight of solid lead; unsure if that was a result of her own fears regarding past failures of protecting the people close to her, or if it was merely her being rattled by the idea of going through life without him. Perhaps the truth lied somewhere between.
“If you could settle anywhere in the Galaxy,” she asked conversationally, as much for a distraction as it was to satiate her growing curiosity,
“where do you think you’d choose to go? Ya know, with the war over, a lot of people are considering retirement... some already have. Have you thought about that at all? The future?” She knew for herself that she wasn't contemplating stopping anytime soon - there was too much left that demanded her attention, too much of a drive that beckoned her forward. But the question lingered all the same: what did the future hold? Did he see one, together? Did she? It wasn’t a topic they’d discussed before, preferring to take things as they came and live in the moment. Would that always be the case? Or would they eventually settle down and build a life together? The way her parents had? Maybe now wasn't the best time to be considering those ideas.