The Prospect's Deal

18

The group stayed quiet for a few more moments, everyone was still a bit shocked and taken aback by Ezra's sudden aggression. The group knew him well, so no one was expecting him to act with such intensity right now. Eventually, the silence was broken once again by the same hunting member who had first objected earlier, he took a step forward this time and he spoke up again.

"Why her? Why are you suddenly letting her accompany you on your hunts? Why are you so protective of her all of a sudden? Are you two...? Is there something happening between you two?"

Ezra took a deep breath as he heard the hunting member bring up those questions, he kept his eyes locked with mine as he spoke in a calm but direct manner. "It's none of your business what is going on between me and her... and yes, something is happening between us. We are becoming a couple... so if anyone has any more questions just keep them to yourself."

Later on, we were taking camp in the forest since it was already nightfall and it was dangerous travelling back at night. I sat between Ezra's legs on the ground as we were having a quiet moment to ourselves.

Ezra had his arms locked around my shoulders as he held me tightly in his embrace. The forest had become rather quiet as the sun had set already and the sky was filled with the light of the moon and the stars. Ezra kept his gaze focused on me for a few moments, his eyes were filled with genuine adoration as he had his hands on my shoulders and was holding me close to him. Ezra suddenly spoke up after a few moments.

"This night is so beautiful isn't it?" He looked back up at the sky and he sighed softly, his eyes looked up at the stars as he spoke again.

"It is..." I said gently.

"This entire forest is actually very beautiful..." Ezra still looked up at the sky as he kept his hands on my shoulders and pulled me even closer to him.

"Do you not find it scary to sleep in after those creatures?" I looked up at him.

Ezra chuckled at my comment as he still kept his eyes focused on the skies. "There's nothing to be worried about... as long as we keep our fire burning and have our weapons with us then we should be perfectly safe."

"It is still scary..."

"I'll make sure to protect you and keep you safe... no one or nothing will be able to hurt you as long as I'm here." Ezra looked down at me with a gentle smile and a small chuckle, he squeezed me a little tighter in his embrace.

I nodded slowly and I leaned back into his embrace.

Ezra kept his eyes on me as he held me close to him, the two of us were just silently enjoying this moment right now, the only two living souls out here in the forests, the stars, moon and the silence surrounding us two were peaceful and quiet. Ezra's arms were still wrapped around me as he pulled me even closer to him, he seemed to want to stay like this for a bit longer.

Ezra stayed silent for a long moment as he kept me held closely in his arms, the two of us were just embracing the peaceful moment we were enjoying right now. Ezra's arms felt warm around me as he kept me pulled in close with his hands on my shoulders. Ezra had a gentle smile on his face, he was starting to feel a little sleepy, but he was content with just peacefully enjoying this moment with me as he let out a soft sigh.

The two of us continued to happily embrace the silence as Ezra started to get a little more drowsy than before. Ezra slowly started to close his eyes as he let out another long, relaxed sigh, he was starting to get a little more tired but he still didn't want to let go of me and he kept me pulled in close. Ezra's arms were still gently around me, he was starting to look like he was falling asleep slightly as he was starting to get more and more drowsy.

As more moments went by, Ezra's grip started to loosen slightly, his eyelids started to grow heavier as he finally started to fall asleep. Ezra looked even more adorable as he slowly drifted off to sleep. Ezra was still holding me in his arms as he gently slumbered away, he was now completely asleep.

The hunting group was all back at the base the next day, everyone had a full night's rest and they were back to their usual selves. Ezra was standing with the other men as well, his arms were no longer wrapped around me as he stood by everyone else. The men were all whispering to each other as they were starting to discuss something.

Ezra was still standing there as he overheard the others beginning to whisper amongst each other. He couldn't figure out exactly what they were discussing just yet because they were all whispering right now. But soon enough they started speaking a bit louder, the volume of their voices was increasing and they were starting to sound more enthusiastic with their discussion.

Ezra got a bit curious and intrigued at their discussion as they started to raise their voice more, they seemed to be getting more enthusiastic and louder with each passing second. Ezra slowly stepped a bit closer to them to listen in on their conversation and he leaned in to listen.

Ezra was now quite close to the other men as they all kept whispering amongst each other, Ezra's ears were now catching their words more and more as they continued to get louder with their voices. Eventually, Ezra was close enough that he was able to start hearing their exact conversations.