Ascending Legends

[BookWyrm]

When Dayn felt Arryn's arms slide around his waist his body relaxed, whatever tension that had been there easing away. Her touch could make him melt, and he loved it. He gently laid his hands over Arryn's, rubbing his thumbs over the back of her hands as he smiled. He looked out the window, chewing on his lip as he judged how much daylight would be left. "Wait here." Dayn took her by the hand, his smile obviously showing that he had something in mind, before kissing her palm and jogging off down the hall before returning with his arming sword and Arryn's sword as well. "Come on. Wirework can wait."

 

[Dragongal]

Arryn smiled widely and took her sword, putting the belt on without even looking. She pulled him into a hug, then grabbed her jacket and opened the door, looking back at him with a smile. "Come on, love!"

 

[BookWyrm]

Dayn slid into his jacket and fastened his sword onto his belt before walking out into the back clearing behind the house before coming up alongside Arryn. "Alright, take it easy with this, but unsheathe your sword and see if you can lift it without any trouble."

 

[Dragongal]

Arryn nodded, took a deep breath, and drew her sword. She held it out straight without difficulty, though after a few moments, one could see the slight shaking in the blade that would get worse over time. She sighed and let her blade fall to her side, leaning on it, a bit miffed and disappointed in herself.

 

[BookWyrm]

Dayn walked over to Arryn and wrapped his arms around her, pulling her tightly against him. "Arryn, you actually held your blade out straight. That was amazing!" Dayn leaned down and kissed her cheek. Sure it was just for a few moments, but that was a few moments that she wouldn't have been able to do otherwise. "We just need to start building your strength back. We'll be sparring before you know it."

 

[Dragongal]

Arryn leaned her head on his chest, smiling slightly. His praise seemed sincere, to be certain, and that helped lift her gloom considerably. "You have a plan for that, love?"

 

[BookWyrm]

"Yes my love, I do have a plan." Dayn lifted Arryn's chin so that he could kiss her lips. "And I will use every single trick I have to be able to make this happen."

 

[Dragongal]

Arryn smiled and wrapped her arms around his neck. "Thank you, love." She felt a few tears at the corners of her eyes. She stepped back and wiped off her eyes. "Alright, let's start then, what should I do?"

 

[BookWyrm]

Dayn looked Arryn from head to toe, drinking in this image of his wife in this moment. He couldn't help but smile at her. She was an amazing woman, and he was thankful that she was his. "We'll go through my old strength training from back when I first picked up a sword." Dayn walked over and stood next to Arryn so he could watch her arm more carefully. "Of course we'll modify it a bit, but it'll give us a good idea of where you are starting at. First, I want to see how long you can actually hold your sword extended, if you can that is. I don't want you hurting yourself."

 

[Dragongal]

Arryn nodded and pulled her sword out of the snow, holding it out flat. After a few moments, slight tremors ran down the blade, progressively getting worse. She was starting to feel the toll on her shoulder, but just barely. Finally she sighed and lowered her sword to her side, figuring it would be bad for her to hold it up any longer.

 

[BookWyrm]

Dayn laid his hand on Arryn's shoulder gently. "Not bad. About twenty seconds overall, fifteen really good seconds before the tremors got bad. We won't push too much for that today. Next I would want to see if you can actually make a proper swing, if you feel up to it. I don't want you hurting your shoulder."

 

[Dragongal]

Arryn nodded, taking a few steps away from him. "Just reminding you, I use this sword with one hand." After taking a breath, she made a clean head-height swing, following through with a pivot. As she lowered her sword back to her side, she could feel the warmth in her shoulder, telling her that she'd ache later, but she was okay for now.

 

[BookWyrm]

"I know you do, that is why I asked you to swing it." Dayn watched the swing and nodded. Her stance, footwork, and form were all still there, but she would definitely need to get back into the habit of using it more. "You still move beautifully. Good. I won't push you for anymore work tonight, unless you have something specific you want to do." Dayn looked around, kicking some of the snow away from the grass as if he were looking for something. "I'll set up a pell so that we can work on getting your strength back. I'll also find a way to get some hard wood training swords." The wooden swords were double the weight of any steel blade and purposefully designed for building up strength. "If there is nothing else, well, I think you've earned yourself a hot bath and soothing massage tonight."

 

[Dragongal]

Arryn nodded and sheathed her sword, taking Dayn's hand I'm hers as they walked back inside. She was smiling widely, happy for the news about her swordsmanship and the coming practice. Once they were inside, she said, "Now is when I really wish we had that larger bath."


By the time she had gotten the hot water and undressed, she could feel the dull ache in her shoulder. The hot water helped some, but not enough. When she got dressed and had finished rebranding her hair, she walked into their room and flopped on the bed ungracefully with a sigh.

 

[BookWyrm]

Dayn tended to the fires while Arryn was bathing, and once his water had been heated he made quick work of his own bath. He walked back from the bathroom back into the kitchen to heat up what was left of their spiced mead before joining Arryn in their bedroom. After laying the mug on the dresser he flopped onto the bed next to Arryn. After a moment he rolled onto his side and snuggled up against Arryn before gently laying his hand on her stomach before tracing his fingers over her skin. "Hello beautiful."

 

[Dragongal]

Arryn smiled and shivered a bit, cuddling up to him and nuzzling against his neck, enjoying his company. "Hi love." She silently hoped he'd remember what he said about a massge , as her shoulder was throbbing lightly.

 

[BookWyrm]

Dayn's hand slid around the Arryn's waist as he leaned in and kissed her lips. When they parted Dayn leaned up and sat cross legged on the bed before helping Arryn up and turning her so that her back was facing him. He gently helped her out of her shirt, making sure to watch her sore arm, before pulling a blanket around for her to cover up with as he started to lightly massage her shoulders and neck.

 

[Dragongal]

Arryn held the blanket close to keep warm, smiling at how considerate Dayn was with that. She closed her eyes in ecstasy as he worked on her back, trying not to lean into it too much but enjoying it immensely.

 

[BookWyrm]

Over the times Dayn had massaged Arryn before he had learned the ins and outs of her body quite well, and it wasn't long before he had her shoulder loosened up and relaxed so that he could work into the deeper tissue and release some of the tension that had built up. He smiled as he felt her teeter between trying not to lean into his hands while leaning into his hands at the same time. She had completely melted into his hands, and he loved it. After a few quiet minutes Dayn eased his arms around Arryn's waist, pulling her back as he leaned forward, until she was gently resting against his chest. He gently nuzzled against her neck before kissing her cheek. "How is your shoulder feeling?"

 

[Dragongal]

Arryn smiled lazily, nuzzling against his neck, "A tad sore, but that felt amazing, so it feels better, love." She laid her hands over his, gently running her fingers over the backs of his hands. She didn't want to move at the moment, even to cuddle closer, right now was just perfect.

 

[BookWyrm]

Dayn couldn't have asked for a better moment. The day had been wonderful and full of surprises, but this topped them all. When did I become such a cuddle monster? Dayn chuckled quietly as he kissed Arryn's neck. "This has been a good day. My only complaint is that we didn't have a larger bath."

 

[Dragongal]

"Mm, agreed." Arryn relaxed against Dayn closing her eyes. Her shoulder ached, but it wasn't bad enough to ruin the moment.

 

[BookWyrm]

Dayn moved around just enough so that he could lay back against the headboard, for once finding himself with nothing to speak of, which only made the quiet speak volumes above anything he could have said. He casually played with Arryn's hair, enjoying the fact that she was getting good use out of her hair ribbon.

 

[Dragongal]

Arryn cuddled up against him so she could lay against his chest, closing her eyes as she pulled the blankets up a bit and nuzzled against him lightly. This morning had started off with her not wanting to leave the house, but now she was quite happy that they had. she took his hand in both of hers and held it to her chest with a smile. After a few moments she fell asleep, tired from the hunt and the sword practice, as short as it was.

 

[BookWyrm]

Dayn smiled as Arryn pulled his hand to her chest. He leaned down and kissed her forehead one last time before leaning back and dozing off. It had been a good day.