[ His smile turns gentle then as he watches her, doing his best to commit every detail about her and how she moves and talks to memory. When she is far away on her next adventure, he wants to be able to picture her in his mind's eye, and maybe then when he misses her, at least he'll have the memory of her to keep him company. ]

Ah, but the world needs stubborn spirits to keep driving things forward, while also requiring calmer spirits like yours to soothe and reassure when times become difficult.

[ When she pulls him in closer so that she might plant a kiss, once again, he feels all the weight and responsibility that he carries with him practically melt away. Oh, it will most certainly return at the earliest opportunity, but when she kisses him, he feels so light that he could practically fly if the wind blew just right. ]

Then, the fire it is. Come, we will go inside and I'll see to it that everything is prepared for us both.

[ He presses a return kiss against her mouth before he once more wraps his fingers around her hand so that he might lead her to the door and into the house. ]