Down from the clouds

They were most silent on their way to the alabaster wood, he hadn't divulged where they were headed. As the familiar land came into view though he couldn't help but watch Novella from the corner of his eye. Of course this had been the very first place they had met, where their lives had begun. There was a quiet peace here that he could not deny, and even as his bicolored eyes lingered on his wife he could see the subtle relaxations of her muscles as she took in the familiar scene.

He would nuzzle her lovingly, knowing this would be no quick fix. She would need time to recover, but he would see the ray of hope as her eyes brightened just a little. His nuzzle would turn into kisses up her neck before he found her gaze once more. "I met this girl here once," He'd smile as he watched her adoringly, "She changed my life forever." His voice was nothing more than a whisper, but they needed nothing more than hushed voices in this sacred place.