Aela was completely flushed now, silently walking next to Emily her eyes staring at the earth. Her head felt like it was spinning with tons of questions. Eric likes me?! Since when?! How long? How do I tell him? Should I make it cute? I've never thought that my confession would happen while on a journey... a very long journey. 

[color=a187be]"It was nothing really." [/color] Aela cleared her throat and changed the subject [color=bc8dbf]"I have a feeling the queen might be better than the mage who cursed you. They can't all be rotten to the core. And if we hit a dead end we will find another way. The kingdom itself might have countless answers or information you two chosen ones need to know about." [/color]