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«Blackberries!» the little redhead exclaimed, her feet moving fast as she already ran towards the bush full of perfectly ripe berries as her laughter raised soft as a dove feather and the humid grass lightly stained her white dress.
Suddenly, a hand grabbed her from above and held her off the ground. «Careful, little star, you wouldn't want to hurt yourself with the thorns.» Maedhros gently smiled down at her, his voice even softer than usual as he looked at the little pout that had formed on his daughter's face.
The little girl protested, clearly not amused by how effortlessly her father could pick her up by using just one hand; «I'm not a baby anymore!»
Maedhros chuckled lightly, his hand slowly lowering so that now the little girl's feet were back on the ground. «Even big girls need help sometimes, especially when they want berries from a bush that has these many thorns.»
He made sure to pick the best berry he could find, the one that looked the sweetest, and handled it to her. «Is it sweet, little star?»
The girl's eyes seemed to sparkle as she got a taste of the berry, it was so sweet and yummy that she immediately raised her hands towards her father again, demanding for more.
Maedhros obliged, immediately scanning the bush with his eyes and selecting all of the best berries, happy to see how brightly his girl smiled now that her belly was getting full of tasty blackberries.
He slowly sat down on the grass, his red clothing creating a pool of crimson fabric on which the little girl took a seat too, not wanting to sit on the humid grass. He pretended to not see how some drops of the blackberries' juice had stained the fabric with dark marks, too focused on how joyful his daughter looked now that she was eating her favorite berries with her father on her side.
The little girl looked up at him, her eyes resembling two shiny aventurines as her heart filled up with happiness just like it did everytime she could spend a day with her father without his work getting in the way.
She raised her tiny hand in which she held the biggest berry of the bunch Maedhros had just picked for her. «This one is for you.» She said with a big bright smile.
Maedhros took the berry gently and left a soft kiss on her forehead as a payback for the gentle gesture of sharing her tiny treasure with him. «Thank you, little star. But are you sure you want me to have the biggest one? I don't mind having a smaller one.»
But the girl shook her head with conviction. «You're so so so so so tall, so you need the biggest berry to fill your tummy!» She cleverly observed.
«Can't argue with that, little star.» Maedhros finally started eating the berry, he hummed to make her know he found it delicious. «They really are tasty, we should pick some to bring back home.»
They spent some moments in silence as they ate berries together, the sounds of nature creating a nice background for this little memory they were creating. And after that, they got up and went to pick up some other berries from other nearby bushes, repeating this little moment until the light of the two trees started mixing again and it was sign that they had to go back home, but still with their little treasure of berries stocked in Maedhros' pockets.