Ascending Legends

[BookWyrm]

Despite the cold Dayn managed to break a sweat, which only made it that much colder when he finally stopped. He was shivering by the time he walked back into the house. He pulled his hands up to his mouth and blew on them to try and warm them up as he suddenly smelt something...interesting. He walked into the kitchen, propping up on the wall and looking at Arryn. Well, most of Arryn. She wasn't paying attention, so he took the moment to let his eyes wander over her figure a bit as she worked.

 

[Dragongal]

Arryn happened to glance over her shoulder, noting Dayn. She smiled, saying, "Cold? You shouldn't have been out there without your coat, I had it made so you could move around in it. So, mushroom soup, shepherd's pie, and then ginger snaps for dessert. Is that good?"

 

[BookWyrm]

Dayn smiled. "I know you did, and I appreciate every bit of effort that went into making it. But nothing beats a good shirtless work out. Helps get the blood flowing." Dayn walked into the kitchen and poured himself a mug of water. "Mushroom soup, shepherds pie, and ginger snaps sounds absolutely amazing love." Dayn walked over and kissed Arryn's cheek. "I'm going to at least dry myself off. No use in getting clean until after the hunt and swordplay."

 

[Dragongal]

"Alright. And by the way, next time, practice closer to the house, I don't want anyone seeing you. That view mine." Arryn smiled at him roguishly before returning to her work.

 

[BookWyrm]

"That deserves another kiss." Dayn leaned in and gave a slightly impassioned kiss to Arryn's neck before pulling back with an idea. He took a few steps back and focused on his pyromancy. It worked, and he managed to heat himself up enough to evaporate the now chilled sweat from his body and raise his temp some. Dayn opened his mouth to offer to help, but almost felt scared to ask. Arryn was cooking this as a special meal, and he almost felt like asking would be intruding on her plans for the evening.

 

[Dragongal]

Arryn shuddered as he kissed her neck. She glanced back at him, noting his mouth open like he was going to ask something. Normally they cooked together, so she could guess what he was going to ask. With a grin she said, "Good job with the pyromancy. Would you like to help me cook, love?"

 

[BookWyrm]

Dayn shook his head and smiled as he unbuckled his sword belt, laying it against the wall before walking over to Arryn. "What do you need me to do?"

 

[Dragongal]

Arryn paused, acting like she was thinking. "Keep me company." She chuckled, then said, "Cut up the mushrooms, carrots, and leeks, okay?"

 

[BookWyrm]

Dayn found a knife and spun it around slightly before going to work on the requested vegetables. He couldn't help but think back on the fact that she had been watching him train. He smirked as he glanced over at her. "Did you like what you saw out back?"

 

[Dragongal]

"Yep. The snow makes the trees quite pretty." Arryn kissed his cheek and smiled. She hadn't watched much, but she'd seen enough. "Just jesting, love, I admit I did very much like what I saw."

 

[BookWyrm]

Dayn had laughed at Arryn's jest. "I love you." He shook his head as he continued to work on the vegetables. "I'm glad you approve. Its yours now, so I'd be upset if you didn't." Dayn held up the bowl that had the diced vegetables. "Vegetables sliced and diced."

 

[Dragongal]

"I love you too." Arryn took the carrots and poured them into the bottom of a pan, then poured the leeks and mushrooms into another pot. She handed him a small bag of potatoes. "Clean and peel these, please?"

 

[BookWyrm]

"I will clean and peel these better than anyone else you've ever known." Of course Dayn was jesting in his usual goofy nature now. There was no secret to peeling and cleaning potatoes. It was just as simple as it sounded, but when you had excellent company it made the process better. Dayn sparked up a song to help pass the time, and because he always enjoyed Arryn's admiration. This was a simple jig, in truth a bar song common throughout all of Trulane.

 

[Dragongal]

Arryn smiled both at his singing and his jesting. She quietly hummed along, knowing the song, but she was focusing on making the soup at the moment. She had Kalie's recipe sheet laid out so she could check it - quite frequently, too.

 

[BookWyrm]

Dayn finished up with the potatoes and took a moment to be slightly devious. He reached into the flower and got enough on his hands to leave two hand prints before walking up behind Arryn and placing his hands gently over her cheeks.

 

[Dragongal]

Arryn laughed and pulled his hands away before turning around to face Dayn. She leaned her head on Dayn and proceeded to try to rub the flour off on his chest.

 

[BookWyrm]

Dayn laughed before wrapping his arms around her and spinning around. A small cloud of flour erupted into the air as they spun and laughed together.

 

[Dragongal]

When Dayn stopped, Arryn gave him a quick kiss. "I better not have somehow done something wrong with the soup thanks to your antics."

 

[BookWyrm]

Dayn kissed her back. "A single spin and two kisses is not nearly enough time to ruin a delicious soup." Dayn kissed her again before walking over and setting her back in front of the soup before stealing another kiss.

 

[Dragongal]

"Five kisses, and remember, I'm a pretty bad cook. Don't underestimate me." Arryn smiled and took his hands, leaning back against him as she stirred the soup, before joking, "I'm too dizzy to stand now, thanks to you."

 

[BookWyrm]

Dayn's hands found their way around Arryn's waist as he let her lean against him. "Let me stand for you then." Dayn held her and gently rested his chin against her head as he watched the soup cook. He leaned down after a moment and kissed her neck again. "This way I can kiss you and help you if you need me."

 

[Dragongal]

"I won't be able to cook well if you do that, I'll start shuddering too badly." Arryn laughed, but continued leaning against Dayn.


Soon enough, she had finished the soup and the shepherd's pie and the ginger snaps were in the oven. She sat at the table with her food and a mug of mead, looking at Dayn with a smile. "Ready to try it?"

 

[BookWyrm]

Dayn had sat down at the table with Arryn next to him and his food and mead in front of him. "I've been waiting on this for a while now." Dayn tried the soup first, dipping his spoon into the warm broth and bringing it up to his lips before letting it settle. Next he took a bite of the shepherds pie, still not saying anything to purposefully build the tension before turning to Arryn and kissing her cheek. "Love, that is by far the best mushroom soup and shepherds pie I've ever had."

 

[Dragongal]

Arryn beamed at the compliment, trying it for herself. He was probably over exaggerating, but it was good. "Thanks love." She leaned against his shoulder as she ate, just because she knew he liked it, and she did too.

 

[BookWyrm]

Dayn couldn't help but smile with Arryn leaning against him. "Now you are the one distracting me." Dayn laughed as he tried to eat, only to end up getting slightly choked and coughing before laughing again.