Arlolon's POV
I am glad I remembered the claiming part I learned about in school. I can claim a potential partner before the Dance of the Elves. It can be as long as a week before the dance, but when I saw Kale wanting to hug Airen, I remembered. I know they tricked me into claiming her, but I am glad I did as I can only imagine what Haldir had planned for my Airen. Yes, I think of her as mine as my heart knows by now that I love her. I can not tell her as I know she will not respond to it before she gets confirmation from Isha, the goddess of fertility and the elven mother. Airen does everything by the book of the old ways. I am glad she does, as she knows she can not reject my claim on her. The rules say she must give me a chance to bring the matter before Isha, our goddess. If elves fa
