Loriel couldn't believe what he just heard. His beloved wife said… she was willing to marry him?
He hoped his ears didn't play tricks on him.
Loriel knew the human brain could do weird things like that. If someone wanted something so badly, their minds might deceive them into thinking that they got it. People who were stranded in the desert and wanted water would see Fata Morgana in the form of an oasis.
You could say that Loriel was no different than those people who had been craving for the soothing oasis after being lonely and thirsty for so long. He was worried that what he had now as just his imagination.
He didn't dream her to life, did he?
He moved slowly toward Elise. His face was filled with longing. Then, he reached out and touched Elise's shoulder gently, as if trying to make sure that she was real.
She was.
The beautiful woman before him didn't suddenly turn into dust or disappeared from sight.
