I don’t own Legend of Mana. It rightfully belongs to SquareEnix.

The fifth of a series of EscadxHeroine drabbles, shorts, and stand-alones.

05. Foreign

This feeling of contentment and peace was foreign to him. Mostly because he hadn’t experienced it such a long time. He had almost forgotten it…

She leaned her head against his shoulder as they sat, resting after several long hours of travel and venturing along the road. Escad found that her hair was soft as it brushed against the skin of his arm, and he didn’t feel tense. Anli then snuggled against him, resting the side of her cheek on his collar. He found that any sense of lingering doubt and sadness – no matter how minute – was chased away and scattered to the winds. She closed her eyes and made a small sound as she dozed off… A strange sort of comfort washed over him, as he almost automatically wrapped his arms around her, hugging her and pulling her closer to him.

Escad felt a strange and foreign feeling of contentment and peace as Anli slept in his arms as they stopped to rest after several hours of travel and venturing. It was a pleasant thing, and he didn’t want it to end.

Now that, he too, was starting to doze off as well.

END

Just a sweet little something – pure, unadulterated fluff. Of the fluff kind. Mostly from Escad’s perspective. Hey, a pretty girl cuddling up to you and taking a nap must be pretty nice... But all and all, it has no special, romantic meaning. It's just... pure... fluff... I'm gonna die from the pure fluffy cuteness now. XD