[ Perhaps he spends far too much time wool-gathering and allowing his thoughts to wander. Inevitably, said thoughts turn to more negative ones, intended to chastise and take him to task for his shortcomings. He is all too aware that he is only a man: a man who has made his share of mistakes and brought hurt to others. The added reprimands from his own mind are hardly necessary, and yet he finds it difficult to cause them to cease.
Still, in this precise moment, he makes every effort to will his thoughts to go silent, at least as far as chastising him is concerned. He wants only to think of how best he can care for Lantaa, as she has cared for him numerous times by now.
It seems clear enough to him that she would share a bath with him, and he already knows what he desires on that subject. The very least that he can do is ensure that both of their desires are fulfilled. ]
I am certain... Perhaps more certain than I have ever been about anything.
[ His gaze travels to fix on the way her tail sways, an action that does give away her thoughts and desires and never fails to bring a smile to his face. She does not have to do very much for him to smile, but certain gestures such as that swaying tail do bring about that reaction more often than not.
He is quick to follow her as she pulls at him, beckoning for him to stand and walk with her to the bath. He, too, is glad that he does not have the full recollection of everything that transpired while he was tempered, but it does trouble him to some extent that she remembers what he cannot. If he could remove those burdens from her, he would without hesitation. By rights, those should be his to carry, not hers, but he cannot remove unwanted memories through sheer force of will.
When she stops and he takes in her posture and the look in her eyes, he is quick to reach out to place a comforting hand upon her forearm before she pushes open the door and tugs him inside. ]
And you know that I love you. You are my dearest and the one with whom I wish to spend the rest of my days.
[ And at her expressed wish to help remove his armor, he cannot stop the smile that blooms upon his face. ]
If you have not become so already, you are becoming quite the expert when it comes to removing my armor.
[ And he too believes that she may well understand what he has left unsaid with that statement. ]
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Still, in this precise moment, he makes every effort to will his thoughts to go silent, at least as far as chastising him is concerned. He wants only to think of how best he can care for Lantaa, as she has cared for him numerous times by now.
It seems clear enough to him that she would share a bath with him, and he already knows what he desires on that subject. The very least that he can do is ensure that both of their desires are fulfilled. ]
I am certain... Perhaps more certain than I have ever been about anything.
[ His gaze travels to fix on the way her tail sways, an action that does give away her thoughts and desires and never fails to bring a smile to his face. She does not have to do very much for him to smile, but certain gestures such as that swaying tail do bring about that reaction more often than not.
He is quick to follow her as she pulls at him, beckoning for him to stand and walk with her to the bath. He, too, is glad that he does not have the full recollection of everything that transpired while he was tempered, but it does trouble him to some extent that she remembers what he cannot. If he could remove those burdens from her, he would without hesitation. By rights, those should be his to carry, not hers, but he cannot remove unwanted memories through sheer force of will.
When she stops and he takes in her posture and the look in her eyes, he is quick to reach out to place a comforting hand upon her forearm before she pushes open the door and tugs him inside. ]
And you know that I love you. You are my dearest and the one with whom I wish to spend the rest of my days.
[ And at her expressed wish to help remove his armor, he cannot stop the smile that blooms upon his face. ]
If you have not become so already, you are becoming quite the expert when it comes to removing my armor.
[ And he too believes that she may well understand what he has left unsaid with that statement. ]