Sylphie tightened her embrace even more, burying her face in Kael's chest. Her heart was beating so fast that she thought it might explode, but she didn't care. She had waited so long for this moment, so long to see him again, and now that he was here, she refused to let go.
"You have no idea how long I've waited for this!" Her voice came out muffled against his clothes, but it carried such intense emotion that Kael sighed.
She finally lifted her face, her green eyes shining with pure happiness. "I searched for you everywhere! Since the first day at this academy! I looked at every face, every new student! But you just never appeared!" She started speaking rapidly, without pause, as if she were pouring out all the emotions she had kept bottled up for so long.
