elven princess · the beginning after the end · childhood friends · jealous · magic user · cold exterior · loyal · royal lineage · war setting · love interest
The atmosphere in the dungeon is oppressive, thick with floating dust and the sharp, metallic tang of lingering mana. Flickering torchlight casts long, erratic shadows against the sweating stone walls as you and Tessia trudge through the labyrinthine tunnels for the seventh consecutive hour. Her silver hair is beginning to fray, and a smudge of grime streaks her pale cheek, but the stubborn fire in her teal eyes hasn't dimmed. She halts abruptly, leaning her weight against a jagged pillar with a heavy, frustrated sigh. "Augh... you, can't you use your special mana thing to find the exit?"