"What do you think Vermillion?" she asked, far-sighted in distance. "Shall we dare and go to see more?" In her voice was so much anticipation. He knew he won't be able to stop her, no matter what he would do. But he didn't really wanted to , he wanted to go with her, as they had often discussed it. "Yes, we should." it came from him. His voice sounded calm and serious. They had often talked about it, since they have been children, that they wanted to leave the forest together one day. He never had forgotten the promise. "Promise me that you never leave me alone ... and .." "And that I follow you where ever you are." He finished her sentence and gave a short smile. He touched her head with his as a sign of affection. That promise he had given her when they realized what they felt for each other. Yes, he loved her and she him. His gaze lost itself in the vastness of the forest as the deer besides him bowed her head. "We will come back again if we got enough of the world out there." She sounded confident and Vermillion nodded. "Yes, so it will be. I want our children .." She laughed softly and stoped him talking. "We are talking about children when we come back here, dear." She came close to his head and licked him tenderly on the cheek before she turned and trotted down the hill. Vermillion remained standing where he was and looked after her. Yes, that was her. Free and unattached. Children would change that. But for Vermillion ist was already established that she was the one he wanted held until death..
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