With the squirrel scurrying off and Elys done cursing, Aleksander sneaked in a tiny scoff. He could tell that his wife had just thought a squirrel was some enemy hiding in the bush, her heartbeat slightly raising for a few seconds there.
Elys didn't appreciate her husband laughing at her.
Her eyes squinted in displeasure as she slowly opened her mouth and uttered a threat to her husband, "Shut up, vampire."
Aleksander sighed as he knew Elys was truly mad at him when she would begin to call him 'vampire' with all the loathness she reserved for his kind in general.
The young king raised his hands in mock defeat, waving a tiny leaf as if it was a white flag of surrender. Elys' scowl slowly vanished, and a tiny laugh escaped her mouth. She and Aleksander shared a moment to appreciate the absurdity of her cursing at a squirrel.
