Cursed Part 2

He blinked in disbelief, caught off guard by her sudden bold and outrageous declaration. 

She skipped over every step, jumping straight to marriage. Asher paused, taking a deep breath. His mind raced, trying to process the sudden turn of events.

"I didn't know Dryads liked to joke around," he muttered, brushing it off while he started to walk away.

But before he could get far, the entire bridged vibrated, and thin roots erupted from the floor, attempting to bind him.

He didn't panic. Instead, he quickly cast a spell to stop the movement, freezing everything before the roots could reach him.

"What are you doing?" he asked. 

"Marry me," she repeated, her neon eyes glowing brighter.

Asher shook his head. He would be a criminal to even entertain the thought. Even if this girl was ten thousand years old, her appearance still screamed 'too young', and he had his own moral boundaries. He knew where to draw the line.