Would it be too much that I wish to see and experience every place that you have been to? I suppose a more practical wish would be to see the major city of each area you have seen, so that our journey is not overlong, and yet we have the opportunity to see a representation of each individual place.
[ Oh, how he wishes he could freely travel about the world, perhaps as an adventurer as she and her sister were before all this began. To have little constraints obliging him to remain in one area or another, to come and go as he pleases: that is a life he cannot imagine. And perhaps it would turn out to be far too free for him. While his own schedule is rather regimented and ordered, he does have to admit he appreciates the organization of it all.
Still, he cannot stop himself from longing for enough freedom to travel about unhindered. ]
We certainly should. At the very least, they deserve that courtesy.
[ In the absence of the dull pain in his side, Aymeric finds himself truly relaxed. Gone is the tension in his frame and his limbs, but the feel of her hand in his hair and her other hand continuing to rub his side is still comforting. He too is grateful that his reaction this time was different from the last one. ]
Now? I would have you lie beside me that we might hold onto each other and either share in a companionable silence or speak about whatever subjects might come to mind before sleep claims us both.
[ His eyebrows lift in surprise as a gentle smile takes his face. ] A bath, you say? [ He wonders at her resolve to do such a thing. Perhaps the bath they shared was less of a conventional one and more of them finding ways to further bond with the other, but he marvels nonetheless.
He is so determined to enjoy her company as she lies beside him in bed that he resolutely ignores the feeling of warmth that seems to be creeping over him. Surely it cannot be anything to be concerned about. Perhaps the fire that the steward prepared still lingers even in the form of fading embers, and that is why he feels warm. Or perhaps it is her presence next to him that is causing it.
Either way, he pays it no mind. ]
Lantaa, I love you. [ He could say it over and over and it still would not express how deeply he loves her. ]
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[ Oh, how he wishes he could freely travel about the world, perhaps as an adventurer as she and her sister were before all this began. To have little constraints obliging him to remain in one area or another, to come and go as he pleases: that is a life he cannot imagine. And perhaps it would turn out to be far too free for him. While his own schedule is rather regimented and ordered, he does have to admit he appreciates the organization of it all.
Still, he cannot stop himself from longing for enough freedom to travel about unhindered. ]
We certainly should. At the very least, they deserve that courtesy.
[ In the absence of the dull pain in his side, Aymeric finds himself truly relaxed. Gone is the tension in his frame and his limbs, but the feel of her hand in his hair and her other hand continuing to rub his side is still comforting. He too is grateful that his reaction this time was different from the last one. ]
Now? I would have you lie beside me that we might hold onto each other and either share in a companionable silence or speak about whatever subjects might come to mind before sleep claims us both.
[ His eyebrows lift in surprise as a gentle smile takes his face. ] A bath, you say? [ He wonders at her resolve to do such a thing. Perhaps the bath they shared was less of a conventional one and more of them finding ways to further bond with the other, but he marvels nonetheless.
He is so determined to enjoy her company as she lies beside him in bed that he resolutely ignores the feeling of warmth that seems to be creeping over him. Surely it cannot be anything to be concerned about. Perhaps the fire that the steward prepared still lingers even in the form of fading embers, and that is why he feels warm. Or perhaps it is her presence next to him that is causing it.
Either way, he pays it no mind. ]
Lantaa, I love you. [ He could say it over and over and it still would not express how deeply he loves her. ]