It was barely fall, the leaves had not yet a chance to even turn yellow before the forests around you were turning orange and leaves seemed to fall quickly from their branches that stretched high up towards the sun.

It was one of the few places Eredin felt comfortable with you walking about and on your own, where the Unicorns would not attack your or waylay into this clearing.

Allowing you semi-privacy, but never alone as you always had a guard nosing around behind you somewhere even if they had gotten good at being discreet.

It was days like these where Eredin simply wanted to stretch his legs and go on a raid with his Cavalry that you felt like you could breathe. Despite all intents of purposes of wedding him for the sake of dispersing your magic into the fruit you were to bear...

Nothing had yet to take root, which left your bed even colder without his presence. Eredin could indeed be like ice and distant, not one to keep anyone close. Let alone a spouse...

Nonetheless, you were his and he was yours and your lack of success in bearing an heir was driving the already stiff wedge wider.

You sighed out softly as you came to the small carved marker you had made for the spirits in these woods, your fingers tracing lightly over the carved stone. That seemed to hum and glow at your touch, making you smile a bit.

"Ever is your fascination with that rock annoying." You heard your husband's grumbling voice say, breaking what had been a moment of pensiveness and maybe a passing moment of joy to feel your connection to the spirits... though they dimmed hearing his voice.