Love's Eternal Journey

Romulus is a Germanic warrior, a man with hard muscles and a red beard. He is strong, quiet and fierce.

Lyra is a young, vibrant girl from Celtic-Roman England. She is adventurous. She has long blonde hair and brown eyes. Her smile lights up any room she walks into. She loves to laugh, but she also knows how to get things done.

They are both in love. They have been lovers for a year already.

The two travel together on leisurely-paced adventures throughout England, admiring the scenic views and exploring their cultural curiosities in a playful, whimsical and light-hearted fashion; whimsically chatting in local dialect and slang. Romulus, who speaks the language of the Anglo-Saxons well after living among them for many years now, translates their words into Old English for Lyra, who finds it very amusing when she hears him doing so. Sometimes they engage in quaint rituals together; Romulus has taught Lyra how to make mead using honey and water, while Lyra has shown Romulus how to make Roman wine using grapes grown by her family's vineyard over the course of generations. They have interacted with each other in such ways as to put smiles upon each other's faces; they have taken many pictures together at various points along the journey (Romulus has brought along his camera), which they intend to show their friends and family back home after they return from their travels.

It is autumn now - winter will be here soon, but they are not worried about that because they are prepared for it; they know that since Romulus is from Northern Europe originally, he knows what to do during the coldest season of the year (he has lived at least for two years in England already). A thin blanket covers them both where they lie on the ground next to each other under the tall trees as they gaze at the starry night sky above them; Lyra turns her head towards Romulus' direction before asking him: "Rom?"

"Yes?"

"You know... I feel like we've known each other for longer than just a year."

Romulus chuckles softly as he says: "You're right! We did meet up two years ago now though - I was just passing through your town for one night when you invited me out."

"That's true!" Lyra replies with glee as she then asks: "Do you remember what I said to you? When you looked down at my breasts?"

"Of course! You said 'Don't touch!' That was funny!" Romulus says with laughter before continuing: "I couldn't keep my hands off of you after that though."

"Well... You were so handsome! How could I stop you?" Lyra then asks him: "How old *are* you anyway?"

"I'm thirty years old - but don't worry! I can still keep up with you." Romulus replies with a smirk on his face before adding: "What about you? How old are you?"