Favian Ezra

Favian wasn't sure where he would be without Cedany.  The word wife, dear, beloved, treasured one... there aren't enough  words in the world for him to explain everything she meant to him. He  was in a vulnerable place, unsure of where to go from his position. He  was on the path of war now, that much was certain; and he was fine with  it. But though this goal was clear as day, he was tired.

Favian,  as the new king, was on the route to the neighboring tribes with plans  to negotiate an alliance so that he would have more troops in this  upcoming fight. He had wandered off, curious about plants he had never  seen before. Without noticing it, he had lost sight of the escort with  him, and he could not remember what path he took when he bounced from  one unique flower to another. The king knew how to hunt, but he did not  bring any weapon besides a sword. And he couldn't imagine getting close  enough to an animal to swing it in this forest. Not that he had to worry  about that, as a voice behind him spoke, with the calm and confidence  of a hunter. Move quickly, and there'll be an arrow in your heart.

It  was not an ordinary start to their relationship, but as he soon found  out, the woman's name was Cedany, and she was the head of the tribe in  control of the forest. They met often to arrange how this alliance would  function, and though he tried to be professional, she cared little for  formalities, and he would find himself talking too much in answer to her  blunt questions. He developed a liking to her, as she refused to accept  the excuses everyone else accepted, and with her he could tell her  anything, and she would give an opinion that disregarded his high rank.  She was blunt, but he needed someone sharp in his life to cut away what  he had built up.

He wasn't sure what made her like him, since it  was Cedany who confessed first, as per her usual to-the-point nature.  Who could see good in a king that was not at all strong? But she said  she liked him all the same.

Favian hoped he could someday do something for her in the same way she saved him.