Ch32

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I walked down the street from the inn to Lark's shop and it took me around 15minutes.

I arrived at the shop and entered, I was wearing my Adventuring clothes, as every bit of impressiom can help with haggling and I enjoyed doing business with the man.

-"Oh! my favorite customer is back, welcome welcome!" Said Lark as he sipped on some tea.

-"Hello Lark, I'm here to buy something." I told him, unable to hide my grin.

-"Hoho?..." Studied my face, lark, and pondered for a few seconds, "I don't see Freya with you, and you coming fully geared means you're not here to buy more gear... Does what you want come in a pair?" Asked Lark as he looked at my face.

-"Aha..." I scratched my head, embarrassed, as I felt like a small kid flexing a new toy or something, "you really are sharp, lark." I told the man ,"That's right, a lot happened and I decided I'll be proposing to Freya, that and considering we both are mages I thought your shop is the best place for a pair of rings." I told him as I continued to scratch my head.

-"Hahaha! That's the spirit Lad!" Laughed and exclaimed Lark, "people around usually don't bother with rings, unlike those in the capital," he pointed out ,"But you are right, if you want a pair of rings for a magix couple, you've come to the right place, I'll give you a discount too, lad. Wait here for a bit." He said as he got down from his chair behind the counter and went to the backroom.

-'Talking with shop owners and paying with coins is more fun than online shopping I gotta admit., I mused to myself, as I only ordered stuff online back on Earth, 'well, with shop owners I'm familiar with atleast.' I added as human contact was good, but an introvert can't shed his skin easily, I did notice however that I became much more... Outgoing in this world.

-"Here," Said Lark as he came back and placed a rectangular box on the counter, it was a plain black box but what's inside it was anything but plain, "Those are all enchanted rings and are the best I have, Lad." He said waved his arm over all the ring pairs inside the box, they were all placed on red cushions inside the box.

-"*Whistle* Tell me lark, do engagement rings cost a 3 months pay in here as well?" I asked, mostly joking as I looked over all the different rings.

-"They do say that in the capital too, but the ones they talk about are normal rings lad, let me tell you just in case, all the rings here cost at least 2 gold coins, discount included." Said as he eyed me for any reaction but when he found none he continued, "Pretty determined, huh? They say you can't measure love with gold, but I tell you certainly can if it's told spend on enchanted gear." He said with a business smile.

-"I'll take this pair, how much?" I asked him as I decided on a pair of rings.

All the rings were flashy and attractive, some where made of red metal with fiery red gems on them, some were green with yellow lines looping on the metal like snakes, a pair of purple rings had gems so big I didn't even bother taking a second glance at it.

The one I picked however, was practical and elegant. It was a pair of black rings with a circular gemstone, and by circular I mean the gemstone, or crystal or whatever was part of the rings metal as it looped around. So the rings were basically made of 3 circles 2 black and 1 dark blue in the middle. I liked the pair the best because it was simple and practical to wear. I was having a big gemstone on her finger, Freya would most likely not wear it all the time. And the rings I wanted to buy were ones we could both keep wearing all day, basically marriage rings and not engagement ones as I found those useless.

It worth noting that Kinda had told me a bit about marriage in the morning, most importantly was that only high ranking nobles brothered with big parties and engagement, for most it was just the couple agreeing on getting married and going to the church. And I liked it that way, simple and gets the job done. I wanted Freya to be mine, and I was sure she didn't care about wedding parties.

-"Hmm, I figured you'd like something simple," Said Lark as he picked the 2 rings up, "These two rings are enchanted to increase your Mana efficiency with any elemental you use, the gemstones were forged with the metal. They also absorb the world's Mana and make it into yours.Of course, nothing is as fast as your own Body's absorption but every little bit helps." Explained Lark and I found quite interesting,"that usually is not possible, but the two rings were enchanted while being forged, which gave them those special properties. And lastly," He paused and looked at me with a grin "The rings are a pair, and those that wear them become immune to each others Mana." He concluded and I was dumb founded.

-"You mean, if I infuse my Mana into a fireball, and throw it at Freya..." I spoke and he laughed.

-"Son, I Don't know why would you want to do that, but basically yes. As long as your spell have Mana stronger then the fire, the lass won't feel anything at all. The other way around too." He said with a smile.

-"How much for the pair? you already know I'm buying them now, but still, don't rob me old man." I told him with a smug face.

-"Hahaha!" He laughed at me, "I'd never rob a mage couple, one settling in town as well," He pointed out, "but these two are still expensive, 3 gold coins and they're yours." He told me and I looked into his eyes.

-"Deal." I accepted and paid him, he said earlier 2 gold coins at least, and I realized that those rather plain looking rings were nothing normal.

-"Alright, son."Said Lark,"let me get you a matching box." He bent down and rummaged through the counter's storage.

-"Here how's this one?" He asked and after I nodded he placed the pair of rings inside it.

It was a small square black box, with a blue cushion inside where he placed the rings.

-"Thanks, Lark." I told him as I placed the box in my inventory, "By the way, do you know where the church is and how should I... well, get married?" I asked him as I scratched my head in embarrassment. I forgot to ask how to actually get married in the heat of the moment yesterday.

-"Hahaha! Being young is really nice," Said Lark as he sat back on his chair and picked his tea, "The church's in the north-western district, go to the western main street from the main square the head right, the branching Street is a straight line to the church, you'll see it. " He gave me the direction, "As for the procedure, just go with Freya there as tell one of the priests you want to get married, show then your adventurer card too."

-"Adventurer card, why?" I asked him, intrigued.

-"Well, Because the lord of Oak is doing everything to make them settle here, that includes marriage too, as most people settle in the same town they got married in, so you don't need an appointment. A priest will do the ceremony, give him the rings then." He explained and I found really easy to do.

-"Thanks a lot Lark, I mean it." I told him and he smiled as drank his tea.

-"Now now, don't keep the Lady waiting." He said as he shooed me away with his hand.

-'Guess my adventuring clothes will do, they are rather cool looking, Freya and I look like a legitimate mage couple in them.' I mused the idea once outside Lark's shop.

-'VI, set directions to the church, all that's left is to get the bride.' I took a deep breath and went back to get Freya, I was nervous because I just left her yesterday and because I was going to ask her hand in marriage, I knew she loved me but who wouldn't be nervous infront of such a beautiful woman.

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Freya got out of bed around 2 pm, she woke up multiple times before that but just couldn't get up. She was extremely sad.

-"Ugh... Where are you Chill...*Grumble*" Spoke Freya as she walked to the kitchen, she was starving so she didn't bother change her clothes, she was just wearing her underwear and a wool shirt with messy hair.

-"Ugh... I don't feel like eating anything, but I'm starving*grumble*" She talked to herself as she cooked some beef and cut some lettuce for a quick sandwich. Freya was a wolf-kin so even when she had no appetite, she could still eat meat.

-"Ugh... I look terrible, I hope Lucy really knew he was in the Inn, I'll die of guilt if he slept under a tree or something." She spoke in a low voice filled with guilt.

-"*Squeak*!" Squeaked Charlie as he climbed on her foot.

-"I guess you want to leave too? *Sigh* the garden door is already open anyway, just... go." She told the hamster that came to her just when she finished eating.

-"*Squeak*!" Jumped down from her foot and ran to the garden, Charlie.

-"I don't even know why didn't just go outside directly." Thought Freya as she stood up, "Guess I'll go back to Sleep, I hope Lucy will come earlier today." told herself Freya as she started walking towards the bedroom.

-"*Squeak*!" She stopped and raised an eye brow at Charlie's squeaking, he usually just did that when someone was around.

-"Oh? You're still alive?" Freya froze in place as she heard the all too familiar and calm voice of the Black haired man she loved.

-'Am I hallucinating?' she asked herself, but the voice sounded in her ears again.

-"*Squeak*"

-"Really? You do know that Freya is a wolf, and wolves eat little lambs like you?" Asked the voice of the man she loved, again, this time it had a teasing tone.

-"*Squeak?!*"

-'That's it! I'm going crazy' thought Freya but when she walked towards the corridor, she saw the man standing there.

He was squatting down near the garden door, poking at Charlie's head. He was wearing his adventuring gear, the one she picked up for him, he had his usual calm face but when he saw her he sprang up and his eyes widened for a second.

Freya was too happy to know why he then looked at her with guilt, she just found herself running and jumping on him, arms around his wide shoulders and hands.

-"Where did*Sob* you Gooo?!*Hic!* I-I-I thought you left meee!" She screamed at him and burried her head into his chest and started crying. They were now both on ground as she jumped at him with such force, he fell down.

He just sat there on the grass, with her between his arms as she felt him hug her so tight she finally believed he was real.

-"I'm sorry Freya." Was all he said before she felt his tears roll down on her ears, and that made her start crying even more she couldn't hear what he said after that.

-'I'm not letting him go ever again

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I went through my backyard and into Freya's garden then stood infront of the backdoor, I was really nervous so when Charlie sensed my presence through our link he ran towards me.

I was joking with him to relax a bit but then I saw Freya come running at me, I barely managed to stand up as I was squatting near the hamster and she jumped at me full force and made me fall for backwards, my fall was cushionned as VI automagically softened the grass and dirt underneath my butt but I still felt extreme pain.

I felt pain in my heart when Freya asked me, in a cracked voice, where did I go then plunged into my chest, arms locking my shoulders and upper-arms in place and started crying even harder then when she spoke about her parents.

I felt so much pain and guilt because she also was in a messed up state: hair all messy, face full of tear marks and ears and tail hanging like a dead limb. I had no time to joke about how sexy she was in just a wool shirt, because even that made it more obvious just how bad she felt when I left her yesterday.

-'She was probably crying all night too...' I though as I hugged her back with all of my might. I felt extremely stupid because I was happy and went shopping thinking I should marry her, forgetting that she also could have been suffering like I was when I ran away. But she didn't have a Bob to tell her to just get married and wash her worries away, and I was sure Lucy wouldn't tell her that either, those were medieval times and a woman proposing was considered an insult to a man's dignity. I felt that way too.

-"I'm sorry Freya." Was all I spoke as I hugged her even harder, fearing she might skip away from me if I let her go and started crying, I was a silent crier, but my tears were still genuine.

-"I'm so sorry." I spoke again but she just kept crying, even louder than before and I just kept hugging her.

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It took both of us half an hour to just stop crying, but she still hugged me tightly and I never let go of her.

-"I shouldn't have ran yesterday." I spoke first as my voice wasn't affected because I mostly cried in silence.

-"It-it's all my fau*Hic!*fault, I freaked you out..." Spoke Freya in a very low voice as she cried a lot and her throat probably hurt a lot now, "I'm shorry it'sh all my my fault*sob*" She barely managed to say as she started trembling in my embrace again, she was crying just silently this time as her throat probably couldn't take it anymore.

-"Look at me, Freya." I told her after a minute I took to calm myself and her down, "It's not your fault, I was just a wussy and ran away." I told her as I caressed her head gently.

-"You're not a wussy, honey." She replied and after a pause continued, "You said we should take our time, and I-I..." She tried speaking but couldn't because her voice cracked and I stopped her.

-"Hah..." I took a deep breath as I held her face with both my hands and turned her head upwards, "Look at me." I told her as she resisted my hands and kept her head down.

-"I don't want you to see my face it's a mess." She spoke in a low voice.

-"It's a mess that I love tho, now look at me." I told her with a firm voice and she let my arms turn her head up, now we were face to face.

-"Open your eyes, Freya." I told her as I wiped her tears with my thumbs, and a little bit of telekinetic force, "show me the eyes that I lost myself in." I told her and she slowly but surely opened her eyes.

-"You look like a mess, too." She said half laughing and half crying when she saw my tears.

-"Yeah? I felt my heart teared apart when I saw you crying, babe." I told her with a small,"can't you hear it beating like crazy with those adorable ears of youre?" I told her as I placed her head sideways on my chest.

-"Mhm, my heart too." She said while both resting her head on my chest and releasing her hug as she moved one hand next to her head on my chest and the other just payed on her bet legs. She was now sitting sideways between my legs and my arms.

-"Listen well," I told her as I spoke in a firm yet low voice, "I think we both freaked each other out." Her ears flickered but she stayed silent, eyes closed and hearing my heartbeat that turned steady as I now calmed down, "I was afraid that If I touched you so early in our relationship I'd lose you." I said and paused z she wanted to say something but spoke first, "I didn't consider that you too could have desires, I never had a sister or something so I just considered I was the only one horny here*chuckle*" I told her as I finished with a light Chuckle, to try and keep the mood from going awkward.

-"I..." She took a deep breath the continued, "I felt horny too." She said and turned beet red as she lowered her head and snuggled closer to me.

-"Yeah? I think we should have talked about it instead of... Well, all this." I was no dumb man to not realize that she was just in her period yesterday, and she just confirmed that.

-"I think so too, honey." Spoke Freya, "just look how messed up I became because of you.*giggle*" she looked at me as she spoke and giggled.

-'She finally calmed down.' I thought as she now was kneeling infront of me.

-"How about you clean up and wear your adventuring gear?" I said as I held her face with both my hands and placed her forehead on mine.

-"Why?" She asked as she look down to my lips, her intentions clear.

-"I'm taking you to the church." I told her as I kissed her First, she was confused but still kissed with such passion I might have forgotten what I originally came here for.

-"Hah..." I took a breath as I pushed her away, saliva connecting both our mouths, "go get dressed now." I told her as I pulled her up and she just looked more confused.

-"Why the church?" She asked confused,"You're not going to confess your misdeeds are you?" She said as she tilted her head.

-"Of course, not." I replied with a wide grin, "We're going to get married." I told her grinning from ear to ear.

-"Wha-what did you?" She asked and nearly fell back down but I held her firmly in place.

-"What? you don't want to become my wife?" I asked and looked at her with puppy eyes, but I was also beet red as just imagining Freya being my wife was enough to make my heart pump blood like a trigger-happy maniac would fire his guns.

-"I, your wife?" She asked still trying to process the sudden turn of events.

-'I can't blame her for not believing me, I mean she was sjist crying thinking she lost me.' I told myself as I nodded back at her question, 'but oh boy does she look so sexy and hot with just a shirt on.' I thought as I looked at her body.

Now that we finished crying I was able to check just how Alluring Freya looked with nothing but a shirt, it was still sticking to her body which made her breasts full shape apparent and they looked more seductive that way. Looking down, the shirt just went barely under her private parts and her slender, long white legs where shaking slightly due to what I just said but her thighs were so seductive I couldn't help but stare.

-'Oh they're not shaking anymore.' I thought as Freya spoke.

-"Are you done staring?*giggle*" Asked Freya as she looked at me and giggled.

-"not yet," I told her then remembered where and who I was, "wait no! What about your answer?" I asked her nervously as my grip tightened on her shoulders. It was really taxing on my nerves waiting for an answer, even if I managed to inspect her body.

-"I don't know..." She teased as she circled her finger on my chest.

-"What? Why?" I asked her shocked.

-"You're really cute," She said as she came closer and placed her head on my chest, looking down. "I want to be your wife." She said in a barely audible voice.

But that sweet voice of hers was enough to make me feel the happiest man alive.

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