Rom nodded in agrement "I'll go forage for some fruits or hunt but I don't think that there are many beasts in this forest." he added while leaving Sylus's side making his way through the trees .
Sylus looked around, spotting some dry branches on the forest ground, made his way to Maya dropping the bags on the ground next to her, causing Maya to raise her head and look at Sylus.
" I will go get some wood to make a fire. Rom has gone to find some food for us to eat." he informed her while crouching in front of her looking into her green eyes with a faint smile.
Maya smiled back at him, cupping his face with her hand " I'll be alright, you don't need to worry about me Sylus." she added with a small smile while looking into his eyes.
Bumping his forehead on hers "This is no place for someone like you Lady Maya." he murmured sighing heavily, grabbing her wrist gently squeezing it.
Lifting his head ever so slightly, he placed a soft kiss on her forehead, wrapping his hand around the back of her head, his thumb gently brushing her cheeks.
Looking up at him, Maya felt her heart beating wildly in her chest at the feel of his lips on her skin, feeling her stomach turn into small ball, her gaze fell on his lips and the thought of how they tasted came back to her and the desire to steal a kiss soon took over and before she knew it, she felt his thumb brush over her lower lip.
" I wonder how you taste like!" he wispered in a hoarse voice filled with desire for her.
Maya gave him a faint smile " I was wondering the same!" she admitted in a shy voice her cheeks turning bright red the moment she uttered those words.
Sylus opened his mouth to speak but he kept quiet and decided to put his lips to a different use this time, slowly leaning in, he gently brushed his lips against hers, taking her trembling lower lip between his, gently nibbling and sucking at it, slowly capturing her mouth giving a slow and passionate kiss. Knowing well that this might be her first kiss and this was his first, he didn't know what he was doing he just followed his instincts.
Maya felt her whole body melt at the touch of his soft lips, he tasted so good to her, she felt her insides tightning and her heart ready to jump out of chest at how good his lips felt on hers.
Slowly pulling away, Sylus swallowed the lump in his throat, he wanted to do more, so much more but for now sharing a sweet kiss with her was enough, he didn't want to force her into giving herself to him.
Maya lowered her head, feeling her cheeks burn with the intensity of a blacksmiths furnace, closing her eyes trying to calm her poor heart that was threatening to jump out of her chest if Sylus would kiss her again.
" I love you Maya!" he blurted out in a soft voice while grabbing her hand and gently squeezing it, feeling that whatever he decided no to do, whenever it came to her he just couldn't help himself.
Maya's eyes snapped opened hearing Sylus's confession, feeling overwhelmed by everything happening all of the sudden " Sylus...I...I like you a lot but I'm not there yet.' she confessed in a shy voice feeling utterly heartbroken that she couldn't say the same to him.
Sylus gave her a bright smile, pinching her chin " I know Maya, that's not why I said it." he declared in a shaky voice while looking into her eyes.
"Then why?" she asked in a broken voice feeling a little surprised at his ealier confession.
Sylus breathed out shakily " I want you to know, that my intentions are pure and I'm not playing around with you. I will take you as my wife as soon as you are ready to do so." he declared in a firm tone, while standing up not giving her a chance to retort this time.
Maya opened her mouth speak but quickly closed it, not knowing what to say, she liked Sylus and her affections for him grew each day but she wasn't ready to get married or have children, she felt utterly lost not knowing what to do.
Seeing that she went silent, he had gathered that she needed time to think about it and he would wait for now to see what she will do.
Standing up he made his way to gather the wood the had spotted earlier to make a fire, picking them up one by one pilling them in his arms gathering enough to last them for a while.
Making his way to where Maya was, he refrained himself from saying anymore, seeing that she was deep in thought.
Fumbling through his bag he took out the flint and started a small fire to warm themselves up while they waited for Rom to return with the food.
Taking a small blanket out of the bag he drapped it around her shoulders as they sat quietly staring at the fire.
Hearing footsteps behind them, Sylus looked over his shoulder to see if it was Rom or someone else aproaching them.
His eyes widened when the aproaching figure looked nothing like Rom, he quickly stood drawing his sword facing in that direction.
Maya followed Sylus and stood up herself, feeling Sylus grabbing her hand and pushing her behind him.
Craning her neck from behind Sylus, squinting to focus her vision on the aproaching figure, she quickly realised that it was a woman.
" Do you who that is"? she wispered to Sylus while looking at the woman approaching them.
" No, doesn't look like Rhya." he replied in a low voice keeping his guard up readying himself to fight if needed.
Slowly approaching them the woman grabbed the hilt of her sword slowly pulling out of the sheath, the zinging sound of metal brushing against each other echoed in the quiet forest, making Sylus alert at the incoming threat.
The woman stopped at a short distance in front of them, he eyes amber eyes fiercely gleaming in the dimming light of the evening sky, her golden blonde gently swaying with the forest breeze while the white thin dress stuck to her body, showing her alluring curves.