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Evanora, pleased that they would now both be much happier, waved her hand slightly, waking them up. It was several minutes before they gained any kind of coherency - being deeply asleep for two years will do that to you. Frita, for her part, was particularly disoriented, feeling something within her had changed, but she couldn't begin to say what. When she finally regained the ability to focus on what she was looking at, her attention instantly snapped to Arion, and she spent many long moments staring openly at him. Something deep and absolute burned at her core, filling her up completely. And suddenly she identified it as love. Arion was her forever. They would never be parted and they would do anything for each other. She wondered vaguely how she hadn't been able to see that before, how she could have ever wanted anything else. She rushed to him, throwing herself into his arms, even took his face in her hands and kissed him deeply. He was obviously surprised and a little confused at the human display of affection, but he didn't stop her. All at once she knew they had to abandon their quest to... well, she couldn't recall the names now, but it was just as well. She'd always known that there was a chance that what they'd find would rip them apart from each other, and that was not something she could ever let happen. "Hello, Frita and Arion," said a voice, and they looked up, startled, to see a young girl standing over them. "I'm glad you seem to be all right." Frita did her best to bury herself in Arion's chest, and he wrapped his arms around her protectively and asked, "Who are you and where are we?" "My name is Evanora. My uncle Dalamar gave you to me as gifts. I elected to wake you up." They looked at one another. "What are you going to do with us now?" Arion ventured to ask. "That is not up to me. If you want to leave, you may. Conversely, you'd be welcome to make a home in our gardens. If there is anywhere specific you'd like to go, I can teleport you. But I must warn you, now that you are awake, your fey magic may interact with mine unpredictably, leading to unsavory effects." Frita and Arion considered their options. Eventually they decided
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