Set in the Dungeons and Dragon's Forgotten Realms.
Olly Duer is a well known monster hunter and has dealt with every beast around the Sword Coast, but with the news of her brother missing she sets off on her own ready to break free from the loveless...
Olly ran into the forest, her bare legs feeling the greenery hit her skin like small pinches. Her lungs felt like they were on fire, the fresh night air filling her with energy. Stars above her blinked and sparkled in the black sky. The ritual itself sparked something inside of her, something that only the woods could understand as she made her way through the trees until she stopped to catch her breath finally. She found herself in a field of flowers, fireflies dancing around in the air in their own kind of celebration as the tall trees made a wall around the field. She could still hear the music from the festival so she couldn't have run that far. Above the moon was full and bright, giving the darkness a nice illumination as she stared up at it.
She shivered though, knowing that if someone gave chase to her, she would have to run or accept them. She had to keep to tradition tonight, she had agreed to be one of the three maidens for a reason. She didn't want to cause any bad luck or misfortune for her family and the others of Arrowmoor. It hadn't just been her Cleric staring at her during the ritual dance, she had felt eyes all on her, wanting eyes that saw her as a prize. Any man or woman would be more than proud to say they caught a Duer daughter, much like how it had been her whole life... She didn't want to be a caught prize though, she wanted to be loved...
A snap of a branch made Olly turn, whipping around in a panic as she braced herself to run. There in the darkness stood Ed, his snow-white hair glowing in the moonlight as he approached her without words. She felt her blood start to rush as he looked rugged in his cut off tunic, the red marks of the festival scraped across his arms and face. His eyes told Olly everything though, those deep jade green pools bearing into her in such a heated way, it made her body nearly melt.
She wanted him to speak, to say anything to her, but instead he came so close to her she could feel the warmth coming from his body, her eyes never leaving his. How she had wanted so long to place her lips on his own, remembering how good they had felt just the night before. Slowly Ed put his hand to her chin, lifting her head only slightly as she felt his face grow dangerously close to her own.
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"Caught you" his dark husky voice said in a near whisper, making Olly's legs turn to jelly as she felt a heat rise in between her thighs.
She couldn't be that easy though, this was part of the ritual as she smirked, moving away from him in a playful way. At first Ed looked at her confused, but quickly she saw that beautiful smile of his start to come forth, his manner now as playful as her own as he took a few steps towards her. She moved back, almost laughing as she goaded him into a chase, her feet dashing through the flowers and tall grass.
Ed felt his heart race as he went after her, running in circles around the field, his hands just nearly grabbing her before she slipped away just in time, like two birds in flight just like when they had danced together. Olly laughed as she twirled around him, his own body twisting and turning to try and pin her down. It wasn't until Olly got too close trying to trick him did he see his opening, his arms wrapping around her body. Both collapsed into the field of flowers, the fireflies scattering up in the air.
