Ascending Legends

[BookWyrm]

"It's okay. I would have been beside myself if you had said anything about it. I would applaud you, but that would mean taking my hands off of you." Dayn smiled before kissing Arryn again. "And we both know that I'd much rather keep them on you."

 

[Dragongal]

Arryn smiled and nuzzled against his neck. "I'd rather you continued to hold me. I like feeling warm and safe." She pulled back just enough to kiss him before nestling against his shoulder again.

 

[BookWyrm]

"I can do that.", Dayn said as he wrapped his arms around Arryn and held her close. He leaned in and slowly kissed her neck, hoping to maybe cause a shiver or two before he nuzzled against her.

 

[Dragongal]

Arryn shivered and smiled as she cuddled up to him. She had missed this. She had missed cuddling like this with her husband.

 

[BookWyrm]

Dayn smiled and let himself have a slight chuckle of victory before kissing Arryn again. She seemed responsive to some attention, so he was going to indulge her some. Not too much, but just enough for both of them to enjoy it.

 

[Dragongal]

Arryn shivered and pulled away a bit. "Mo chroi, not that I don't love your attention, but.. isn't there something cooking right now?"

 

[BookWyrm]

Dayn sighed heavily. It was really difficult to cut off and focus on something else, but he managed to recover swiftly. "Yes there is. Thankfully it isn't going to burn anytime soon. But," he stood up and looked back to Arryn with a smile, "I'll grab some bowls." In a couple of minutes Dayn was back with two bowls of the stew. He carefully handed Arryn her bowl before sitting down beside her. Sometimes I wonder if the way to a woman's heart is through her stomach.

 

[Dragongal]

Arryn sat up as she took the bowl, and leaned against him. She tasted the stew a bit hesitantly, quite happy to find it absolutely delicious and warm. She ate hers in mere mkments, not having realized how hungry she was. Looking at the empty bowl in surprise, she couldn't help but wonder how she would ever make it being a Lady. In the end she chuckled a bit and leaned over to nuzzle against Dayn's neck. "It was fantastic, darling."

 

[BookWyrm]

Dayn had maybe taken three bites out of his by the time Arryn had finished her bowl. He looked down at the steaming food before holding it out to Arryn with a smile. "You need it more than I do."

 

[Dragongal]

Arryn smiled and took a spoonful from his bowl. "No more for me. I think I've had my fill."

 

[BookWyrm]

Dayn gratefully took his bowl back and started in on the stew. Although he would have happily allowed Arryn to eat his serving he had to admit that his stomach felt rather empty. "I'm glad you liked it. I had been slightly worried about making war food here at home, but it turned out alright."

 

[Dragongal]

Arryn snuck one last spoonful from his bowl, more to be playful than anything. "I'm glad you tried it." Once Dayn finished, she helped clean up. As she washed the bowls, she gasped and pulled her hands out of the water. A thin layer of ice had spread over the top of it. In complete honesty, she wasn't sure what to think, just that it scared her.

 

[BookWyrm]

Dayn looked over at the ice and touched it with his finger, melting it away with a short burst of pyromancy before looking over to Arryn and smiling as he took her hands in his own. "That was interesting."

 

[Dragongal]

Arryn smiled a bit and leaned her head forward against her chest, revealing that she was shivering, not out of cold, but nerves. She was relieved that Dayn was fine with it, but it made her worry about losing control one time.

 

[BookWyrm]

Dayn looked down at Arryn and smiled as he rubbed her neck. "You'll be fine love." Thinking on his toes Dayn pushed Arryn back just enough to hold out his hand before creating a rose that had red along the outer portion of the petals and white along the inside. He offered the flower to her with a gentle smile.

 

[Dragongal]

Arrynnearly felt her heart break at the gesture. Just hearing him say that she'd be okay with such confidence had made her feel much better, but the rose just added to everything. She took the rose and looked at it for a few seconds before wrapping her arms around Dayn and hugging him tightly. My Dayn.

 

[BookWyrm]

Dayn smiled and returned the hug in earnest. "I love you fy rhosyn."

 

[Dragongal]

"I love you too mo fhear céile." Arryn nuzzled against him a bit and slowly disentangled herself from the hug. "We should finish cleaning up, then go back to cuddling. I'm kind of tired."

 

[BookWyrm]

Dayn gently cupped Arryn's cheek as he kissed her forehead. "As you wish." The cleaning took very little time at all to accomplish, though this time Dayn prepared a blanket nest in front of the fireplace in the great room for them to lay in. He liked to change it up occasionally, and this had become one of his favorite ways to relax.

 

[Dragongal]

Arryn cuddled up with Dayn on the blanket nest, pulling the blankets around them as she did. She wrapped her arms around his neck and buried her face into the crook of his neck.

 

[BookWyrm]

Dayn started to rub Arryn's neck gently to help ease her stress and get her to relax some more. To a degree, though, it was more to help him calm down than anything else.

 

[Dragongal]

Arryn slowly relaxed against Dayn as he rubbed her neck.As much as she loved it, she could tell something was a bit off. No humming, no quiet words, it didn't seem exactly like... Dayn. And considering everything? "Are you okay?"

 

[BookWyrm]

Busted. Dayn chewed on his lip for a few moments as he contemplated how to respond. "I'm still trying to come to grips with everything."

 

[Dragongal]

Arryn pulled away just enough to look him in the eyes. "What parts of it?"

 

[BookWyrm]

"All of it." Dayn frowned for moment before sighing heavily. "I'm still trying to understand what happened at the church, the fact that strange magic has merged with your own, but I'm also still trying to understand O'Rourke and the skinchanger as well." Dayn searched his wife's face for something, though he wasn't sure what. "I know you think quite highly of me Arryn, but I'm just a man. I've failed to protect one wife and child, and now that I have a second chance I realize that the odds are stacked against us in more ways than one. I'm just trying to find an edge somewhere. Anything to keep us, anything to keep our family and friends safe."