Ascending Legends

[BookWyrm]

Dayn nodded as he smiled. "Just a glamour." Dayn got quiet for a moment. "I know Libro said it was only drawing from my life force, but I couldn't help but feel like it might have taken a part of my soul, too, when I created that butterfly. I felt a piece of me leave when it was done. I..didn't want to make you worry. It wasn't much. I mean, it was just a butterfly, but it was noticeable." Dayn watched as the kit played with Arryn for a moment before squeezing her hand. "I'm still whole, and I promise that I won't go doing anything at my detriment. We have a long life ahead of us here, I don't want to miss out on the next one though."

 

[Dragongal]

Arryn looked at Dayn in silence for a few moments before leaning her head on his shoulder. Did he still feel the missing piece? Did it hurt? Arryn didn't want to upset him by asking. She picked the kit up gently and set it on Dayn's lap before returning to gently scratching behind its ear.

 

[BookWyrm]

Dayn smiled and played with the young fox for a few moments before finally dispelling the glamour. He turned to sit in front of Arryn and gently took both of her hands in his own, rubbing his thumbs over her palms as he smiled to her. "I can tell you have something on your mind, hon. What is it?" Hon? My southern is coming out.

 

[Dragongal]

Arryn smiled at his words, then sighed a bit. "I just... I don't know. I worry over you. The whole Thaumaturgy thing... we've got to take it slow. And.... It's been a rough morning, love."

 

[BookWyrm]

Dayn nodded. He understood all of what she meant. "It has, for both of us.", he said as he started to trace his fingers over Arryn's palms. In their wake he left small glowing trails of mana until he came to the center of each palm. He pulled his hands back, letting her see the designs, before he covered them with his own. "I am sorry if I have upset you. It isn't my intention to ever upset you." Dayn pulled his hands away, revealing two glamoured pools in Arryn's hands. Dayn moved his hands underneath Arryn's and took them to gently move them closer, causing ripples across the surface of the water. Once they were within a couple of inches Dayn tapped the back of Arryn's left hand with his finger, causing a fish to jump from that pool to the other.

 

[Dragongal]

"I know, beloved. It's alright, though."Arryn waited patiently to see what Dayn was doing. When the fish jumped she smiled widely and laughed. Dayn was really catching on with his Thaumaturgy. He seemed to like doing it, too. But of course, Arryn was weighing the risks. But glamours seemed harmless, except for mana regen. Arryn leaned forward and gave him a quick kiss before looking at her hands. "What now?"

 

[BookWyrm]

Dayn smiled, happy to hear Arryn laughing. "Hmm, let me see." Dayn tapped Arryn's hand again, but this time a lily pad sprouted in one of the pools. Dayn tapped the other hand, causing a giant, fat frog to pop up out of the water and croak before jumping onto the much too small lily pad. It croaked again before sinking into the pool.

 

[Dragongal]

Arryn laughed at the show. Dayn seemed to be enjoying it too. "This is fantastic...." She waited to see if he'd do anything else, or just end it there. She didn't want him burning mana, but this did seem to make him quite happy; and of course, she was enjoying it too.

 

[BookWyrm]

Dayn laughed with Arryn this time. He was enjoying himself immensely. Dayn moved his hands around to cover Arryn's again, waiting for a few moments before pulling them off and this time laying his hands in front of Arryn's before intertwining their finger together. This time there was a small forest clearing formed completely between their hands. The scene that played out was a herd of deer moving into the field, a great stag marching among the does. Suddenly a challenger approached, and the two began to square off. The scene slowly faded as the season changed to winter, coating the floor with snow. A shadow passed over the clearing, and a moment later a snowy owlgriff landed in the clearing and began to preen itself.

 

[Dragongal]

Arryn smiled as she watched the little world Dayn had made. It was so beautiful, so... unmarred... so... painless... so... separate from this world.... Arryn's smile wavered for a second, then the owlgriff appeared and she grinned again. She knew Dayn had a fondness for owlgriffs.

 

[BookWyrm]

Dayn slowly folded their hands together for a few seconds before unfolding them upon a new scene. There was a home set near the edge of some woods on the outskirts of a meadow. A creek ran near the house from a small spring just a few yards into the forest behind the house. It was a serene, beautiful area, and as they watched the door to the home opened up. A red headed figure walked out of the house, and a few moments later another figure walked out from the woods carrying a deer over his back before laying it aside. The two figures ran to each other, embraced, and then kissed. Dayn looked up at Arryn and smiled, knowing she would catch on to what the scene was.

 

[Dragongal]

Arryn smiled widely, understanding exactly what Dayn had conjured. It was very touching, no doubts. Arryn leaned forward slowly to kiss him, not daring to move her hands in case Dayn had anything more planned. She kind of wanted to hug him, though, but she was also interested to see more, if that was what he wanted to do.

 

[BookWyrm]

Dayn leaned into the kiss as he slowly pulled his hands back and wrapped them around Arryn's neck. As they kissed Dayn managed to focus enough to create a glamour around them, so when they pulled away they found themselves in a forest at night, with glowing fungus illuminating the small glade where they sat. Dayn laid his hand over Arryns and smiled as several dandelion-like glowing clumps seemingly blew past them before the glamour faded. Once it was back to their normal great room Dayn turned to lay his head in Arryn's lap, looking up at her with a playful smile that he used to try and hide is mana drain behind.

 

[Dragongal]

The glamour Dayn created was beautiful, and Arryn looked around in awe for the short time that it lasted. However, Dayn's smile couldn't hide his mana drain from her. She gently moved his head off of her lap and got up, grabbing a multitude of blankets and pillows before returning and spreading them out into a nest. Once the nest was properly prepared, she cuddled up to Dayn, nuzzling against his cheek as she wrapped her arms around him. Though what she said was serious, she was smiling. "How bad's the mana drain? Honest, now."

 

[BookWyrm]

Dayn's attempt to hide his mana drain failed, of course. When Arryn slipped his head off of her lap and walked off Dayn left himself pout and sigh, though he was back to this smile by the time she returned with the pillows and blankets. When the nest was arranged Dayn got comfortable, smiling as Arryn nuzzled against him and wrapped her arms around him. But by the time she has asked him how bad the mana drain was Dayn was nuzzled against Arryn's neck and fast asleep.

 

[Dragongal]

Arryn looked at Dayn and smiled softly before gently kissing the top of his head. She took the time to carefully pull up the blankets, making sure they were bother covered, before laying her own head down. It had been a rough morning for both of them. Arryn was soon also asleep, luckily without nightmares this time.

 

[BookWyrm]

By the time Dayn woke up a good three hours had passed. He didn't have to open his eyes to know where he was. A smile formed across his face as he snuggled up closer to Arryn, wrapping his arms around her as he nuzzled her neck. "You are an amazing woman. I am so blessed to call you my wife.", he whispered as he gently nuzzled her.

 

[Dragongal]

Arryn smiled and gently pulled him closer. "Thank you. I am very glad that I can call you my husband." She lightly nuzzled against his cheek. "How do you feel?"

 

[BookWyrm]

"Tired, a little hungry, but really, really cuddly." Dayn pressed his face against Arryn's neck and pulled the covers over his head. "You are comfy. I don't wanna move."

 

[Dragongal]

Arryn giggled a bit before moving so she could nuzzle against his cheek. "Alright, then. As long as I can cuddle a bit too."

 

[BookWyrm]

Dayn reached up and pulled the blanket over both of them before going back to nuzzling against Arryn. "Yep." Dayn snuggled as close as humanly possible before sighing contently as he reached up to start playing with Arryn's hair.

 

[Dragongal]

Arryn smiled and tucked her head down against his, enjoying his attention. Yes he was tired and sore and hungry, but he was cuddly too, and she was enjoying it.

 

[BookWyrm]

Dayn slowly kissed the front of Arryn's throat as he nuzzled her, his hand moving to run behind her ear for the duration of the kiss before going back to playing with her hair when he was done. "Mm, soft.", he said with a playful smile. He leaned his head back and propped his chin on top of Arryn's, their lips mere inches apart. His eyes were dual colored again, and despite being worn out from the mana drain they held a playful spark to them. He ever so lightly pressed his lips against Arryn's, and as he pulled them back he took her bottom lip and playfully nibbled on it. His arms were wrapped behind her neck by this point, and after he turned her lip lose he kissed her properly, only for it to be interrupted by his stomach growling. Dayn started to chuckle as he dropped his head against Arryn's shoulder. He had been pressed up against Arryn for the kiss, and there was no doubt that she had felt the rumbling in his stomach.

 

[Dragongal]

Arryn had been reveling in the kiss and movements of Dayn's hands, and laughed as his stomach growled. She took his chin and brought his lips up for one more quick kiss, noting the colour of his eyes. "Let's get some food before more cuddling, okay?"

 

[BookWyrm]

"Yeah, okay.", Dayn chuckled. He couldn't help but laugh for a few moments as his stomach rumbled again. "Feed me, mraaawwrrr!" Somewhere between being really tired and really cuddly Dayn had become really goofy. After a moment he sat up and looked at Arryn with a goofy smile. "The only problem is that I don't know what I want to eat."