Lyra
"Hey, careful?" Vaelin reached quickly for my hand, helping me up the rocky trail. We were deep in the forest, going further in, and even with my questions bubbling, I let him guide without asking much.
He'd promised something to show me. "You alright?" he asked, still holding my hand, the warmth from his palm against mine.
I swallowed hard, pushing down the swirl of feelings inside. "Are we almost there?" I made myself ask.
"Yeah, real close," he said, leading on, and as we went deeper, I heard water falling. I looked around to spot if a waterfall was nearby.
My eyes squinted when I saw water, and Vaelin took me down another path that opened to an amazing waterfall right in the forest's heart.
Deep in a thick, lively forest, a grand waterfall pours down a rough, mos
