"I will be your loyal familiar, Lord Enzo," proclaimed the venerable councilman, a man who had once been the esteemed general of their people. He was the one who had guided them from the depths of the Shadow Realm, rescuing them from the brink of extinction. A true hero among his kind, his words sent the room into a frenzy in an instant.
The room erupted in a cacophony of voices, each one drowning out the others. But he paid them no heed; his focus was solely on her. A faint blush crept across her cheeks as she blinked in astonishment at him. Was he really prepared to abandon the duty he had prioritized over her, just to be by her side again? It seemed so.
