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Desha leaned into him, simply enjoying the moment and being held, "The place certainly is magical that way. Sebastet wanted to create a place like this when she came here and I am happy to say that she succeeded. Dancer once described it to me perfectly as the 'simple magic of freedom' and he was right. Yes, we have rules and laws here, but they are all about safety and living in peace. We know there are moments of fighting and there are still problems we all have to face, but for the most part, we are simply free to live our lives as we please," he said softly as he rested his head on Andy's shoulder.
"I arrived here shortly after she did and have been helping her all along. I've seen several generations of the villagers come and go, born and die. I've delivered numerous children here and healed numerous injuries, most of them Sebastet's sad to say. But things have been peaceful and freeing here for the most part," he added as he thought over the centuries he'd lived here and found that he'd loved each day of it.
His thoughts returned to their wedding and he knew he'd be wearing what he had the night of their romantic dinner but wondered what Andy was going to wear but didn't ask, thinking that he wanted to be surprised with it. He also wanted to have a gift for Andy made, something special. He knew it couldn't equal the gift of the necklace Andy had just given him, but he still wanted to have something made for him. He just had to decide what it would be.
"What would you say to a trip to the village tonight? For us to just get out and away from the castle for a little while?" he asked, suddenly thinking that it would be good for them to get out for a bit and possibly that he'd find inspiration for a gift in the marketplace...