Ascending Legends

[BookWyrm]

<Is it morning?> Dayn looked up at the window before leaning back down so that Arryn could rub his muzzle again. <I can't tell. Everything has blurred together here recently.> Dayn tucked his head down and nuzzled his nose against Arryn's chest. <My nose is cold.>

 

[Dragongal]

Arryn jumped a bit and put her hands over her chest. "Dayn, I have skin not fur, you're cold to me too!"

 

[BookWyrm]

Dayn's ears drooped as he pulled his nose back. He tucked his head over Arryn's shoulder and leaned forward until Arryn was pressed against his chest. <Better?>

 

[Dragongal]

Yes." Arryn wrapped her arms around his neck and nuzzled against his chest. "Much warmer. I'm content."

 

[BookWyrm]

Dayn purred. Any time his wife wrapped her arms around his neck he was happy. <My nose is still cold.>

 

[Dragongal]

"Light a fire or bury it under a blanket." Advantages of sleeping under a wolf's chin: no cold nose in the mornings.

 

[BookWyrm]

Dayn tucked his head against Arryn's back before pulling the cover up over his nose. <Better.> Dayn wagged his tail, which happened to be tucked around Arryn's legs, causing it to brush against her as he wagged it. <Sorry love.> His tail stopped wagging and gently lay across her legs and fluffed out to try and help keep her warm.

 

[Dragongal]

"It's okay." Arryn let herself relax against Dayn. She turned her head and leaned against his neck, using it as a pillow. "How are you feeling after yesterday?"

 

[BookWyrm]

<Not nearly as tired, but I still feel worn.> As Dayn yawned his tongue hung out and brushed against Arryn's back. He looked down and licked her to make up for it. He pulled his head back and tucked his muzzle against her chest again, though this time his nose wasn't cold. <Is there anyway I could trouble you for an ear rub? Please?>

 

[Dragongal]

"Of course, here...." Arryn smiled as she put her hands behind his ears and scratched gently. This was a nice kind of intimacy, and his head was warm against her chest, which was always a plus.

 

[BookWyrm]

<You are amazing.> Dayn leaned his head against Arryn's chest as his tail started to wag happily. Ear rubs felt awesome, and that was all there was to it.

 

[Dragongal]

Arryn smiled and pulled away a bit, kissing his brow, before continuing. With one hand she scratched under his chin and rubbed along his muzzle. Once she was done she pulled his close into a hug.

 

[BookWyrm]

Dayn had lost himself in his enjoyment and found that his focus had changed enough that he shifted back in Arryn's arms. He quickly wrapped his arms around Arryn and held her close as he pulled the cover tight around them. "Well, this is an interesting situation. Not necessarily a bad situation, though." Dayn had a slight amused tone to his voice.

 

[Dragongal]

"Not bad? Dayn, I've lost my source of warmth!" Arryn nuzzled against his neck. "I'll just cuddle you. You'll suffice"

 

[BookWyrm]

"I'm sorry love." Dayn closed his eyes and focused, managing to shift back into his wolf form and curl around Arryn again. <There you go. I'm your warm, fluffy husband again.>

 

[Dragongal]

Arryn sighed. "Oh, I was just jesting!" Arryn nuzzled against his neck. "I didn't get a kiss before you shifted."

 

[BookWyrm]

<How many times am I going to have to shift to make you happy?> Dayn gave one of his fake scowls before licking her face and closing his eyes once again to shift back. "Alright, I'm human again." Dayn pulled Arryn into a kiss before she had a chance to say anything. He lingered on her lips before slowly moving to her cheek, her jaw, and then down to her throat as he caressed her neck with his hand. After a couple of moments Dayn moved back up to kiss her lips again before pulling back and smiling. "Well, how was that love?"

 

[Dragongal]

Arryn shivered, then smiled up at Dayn. "Incredible." Arryn pulled him down for a short, simple kiss, then sighed contentedly once they'd pulled apart. She smiled and brushed back his hair slowly.

 

[BookWyrm]

Dayn rested his hands around Arryn's hips and smiled as he looked into her eyes. He focused slightly on the fire, stoking it back to help warm the room before the eventually got up. "There. Now we both are going to be nice and warm." He leaned forward and nuzzled against her neck. "Have I told you how lovely and soft your skin is?"

 

[Dragongal]

Arryn pretended to think on it for a moment before saying, "No, actually." She leaned down and lightly kissed his cheek. She wasn't sure if he was about to get all poetic, but she wouldn't mind much if he did, as long as his exhaustion wasn't getting too bad anyway.

 

[BookWyrm]

"Oh, well let me remedy that." Dayn gently nuzzled against Arryn's neck. "Your skin is absolutely lovely and soft." Dayn chuckled slightly. "I don't mean to joke love. You are truly stunning as always, and your skin is radiant and softer than silk. I'd elaborate, but I'm rather tired to be honest, so I'll just make it up to you by loving on you. Hows that?"

 

[Dragongal]

"Well... I think it will suffice." Arryn's grin clearly said she was jesting and that that was more than fine by her. Ok, no poetry, but it sounded like a plenty fair trade-off.

 

[BookWyrm]

Dayn nuzzled against Arryn's neck as he rubbed her back gently. "Yesterday, back in the forest, I had to face that night, the night my old home was burnt and Kara and Lia were killed. It's like I was watching it all happen, I even saw myself as I fought against her brother's men. I watched myself kill and torture them again." He stopped rubbing her back and simply wrapped his arms tightly around her. Even after conquering all of that the emotions were still raw.

 

[Dragongal]

"Oh, love...." Arryn nuzzled against his neck, suddenly very concerned for her husband. What had that trial put him through? She knew he hated thinking about how he'd tortured those men. She decided it was best to just stay quiet and let him hold her.

 

[BookWyrm]

Dayn pressed his face against Arryn's neck for several long moments. "I felt something pull me away. It felt like you, actually. It snapped me out of my trance and let me move on towards the mountain, but the mountain wasn't any better." Dayn took a shuddering breath, letting it out slowly before continuing his story. "Kara and Lia were at the top of the mountain. Lia was standing next to her mother and started to run to me when she saw me. Then..." Dayn's voice wavered. "I....watched as something killed them. Right before my eyes. When I saw it walk into the light, it was me. Or, it looked like me, but it was evil. Its eyes were dark, twisted and wrong, but the rest of it was me." Dayn grew quiet again before burying his face against Arryn's neck as the tears streaked down his cheeks. "I killed it. Then I woke up."