[ The ability to smile has certainly been maintained only because of her sister and her betrothed. The Scions have helped of course, as they are ever her stalwart companions, but the fact she had been able to recover at all has been thanks to the two she needs in order to be herself. If Aymeric had turned her away after any point of returning from the First? She is not certain she would have pushed through all of the trauma, let alone been able to smile again. ]
I imagine Mélodie and Leon make quite the stir when they fetch you every night. [ She attempts to look stoic, but, the corner of her lips pull slightly into a smirk. ] I had only intended them to see to it on nights you stayed far too late... but I think they've turned it into something of a habit. A good habit.
[ Once he sets her down, she gently brushes along his cheekbone as if to say she is aware he means she will not be taken from him again. This certainly the children to consider, and the staff, but she would not see him squander his needs for others. She does that enough for the pair of them.
Alkaid glances down at the blanket, then looks up at him once more as the corner of her lips tug again. She intends to wait to see if he has noticed she remains in the towel and neither of them are dressed for bed. It is a struggle, but she pushes herself to sit up and lean forward so that her nose gently touches where his collarbone rests underneath the armor. When his confusion is still clear, the smile she tried to repress spreads across her face. ]
You certainly cannot come to bed in your armor, my love. [ Her tail sways gently under the covers as her ears give a playful twitch. ] If your intention was that I go to bed bare, you only had to ask.
[ Once the realization crosses his face, Alkaid cannot hold back the laughter that breaks through. She gently kisses his cheek while attempting to stifle the spurts of laughter--rather giggles--that continue to come. In fact, she cannot remember the last time she had laughed so easily and naturally. It takes another moment to compose herself before nudging his cheek and then tugging on his sash to gesture she wishes to help him remove what she can of his armor. ]
And, tonight, I think it best if you pick what I should sleep in. [ She gives an affirmative nod as to approve to her own idea. Then, her cheeks puff out slightly for him. ] As not only my healer, but my betrothed, I think it only fitting with our first night together again.
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I imagine Mélodie and Leon make quite the stir when they fetch you every night. [ She attempts to look stoic, but, the corner of her lips pull slightly into a smirk. ] I had only intended them to see to it on nights you stayed far too late... but I think they've turned it into something of a habit. A good habit.
[ Once he sets her down, she gently brushes along his cheekbone as if to say she is aware he means she will not be taken from him again. This certainly the children to consider, and the staff, but she would not see him squander his needs for others. She does that enough for the pair of them.
Alkaid glances down at the blanket, then looks up at him once more as the corner of her lips tug again. She intends to wait to see if he has noticed she remains in the towel and neither of them are dressed for bed. It is a struggle, but she pushes herself to sit up and lean forward so that her nose gently touches where his collarbone rests underneath the armor. When his confusion is still clear, the smile she tried to repress spreads across her face. ]
You certainly cannot come to bed in your armor, my love. [ Her tail sways gently under the covers as her ears give a playful twitch. ] If your intention was that I go to bed bare, you only had to ask.
[ Once the realization crosses his face, Alkaid cannot hold back the laughter that breaks through. She gently kisses his cheek while attempting to stifle the spurts of laughter--rather giggles--that continue to come. In fact, she cannot remember the last time she had laughed so easily and naturally. It takes another moment to compose herself before nudging his cheek and then tugging on his sash to gesture she wishes to help him remove what she can of his armor. ]
And, tonight, I think it best if you pick what I should sleep in. [ She gives an affirmative nod as to approve to her own idea. Then, her cheeks puff out slightly for him. ] As not only my healer, but my betrothed, I think it only fitting with our first night together again.