Oh, I think I owe you quite the debt indeed. You've- Well, I rather think that you've saved me. [ In more ways than one... she certainly has given him reason to keep living rather than giving up. ] And if I haven't said it, then I have been quite thoughtless. I love you, and I hope that I can care for you as well.

[ It seems, however, that desire is knocking on Aymeric's door as well, and he can only imagine that it must be because he has fed from her, although not as much as he had previously. The act of feeding is a rather heady experience, but he likes to believe that it is even more so because he enjoys the taste of her blood, as distasteful a thought that may be.

Slipping into that state of mind in which his boldness increases and his desire for her takes on a new life beckons to him; he simply has to accept. This time, it happens unbidden, without her needing to compel him. But he would counter the idea that she is not alluring, and quickly. ]

Lantaa... [ He says her name in almost the same instant that he leans forward to kiss her full on the mouth. ]