Ascending Legends

[Dragongal]

Arryn listened intently to Dayn. She could understand where he was coming from, but she really wished he wouldn't worry so much.Once he finished speaking she leaned forward and lightly kissed his forehead. "You're not just a man. You're a lycanthrope Thaumaturgist who practices pyromancy and aeromancy, and is a fantastic bladesman. And more than that, you're my husband." Arryn nuzzled against his cheek. "My Dayn."

 

[BookWyrm]

Dayn closed his eyes and leaned his head against Arryn's collarbone. "I love you. Not just you personality, but everything about you. Behind every man is a strong wife. I appreciate your support, but I can only do so much. Here lately I feel like it hasn't been enough."

 

[Dragongal]

Arryn slowly brushed back Dayn's hair. "It has been more than enough, mo chroi. Please, don't be beating yourself up like this. It won't help." Arryn leaned forward and gave him a slow kiss. "It's just us right now. Everything's okay."

 

[BookWyrm]

For all of his worry Dayn couldn't help but relax into Arryn's arms as she kissed him. He wanted to say that everything wouldn't always be okay, that there would be times of pain and rough winters ahead. For the life of him, though, he couldn't think of anything more than his wife's body being pressed against his own as they lay together, or her love for him as she tried to take his mind off of his worries. Dayn stared into her eyes and found himself lost in their depth. Before he knew it he was pressed against her lips again, his arms finding places to hold and caress her as he let himself slip away for the time being.

 

[Dragongal]

Arryn returned the kiss with a slight shiver as he caressed her. When they pulled apart, she wrapped her arms around his neck again and tangled her fingers in his hair. He'd relaxed, at least, and that was her goal at the moment. She was exhausted, but she just wanted him to relax. "There's always going to be challenges in the future. Danger, pain, risk. But in the end, we'll always be together. I promise. Even when it doesn't seem likely." Arryn gently moved one hand to lay over his heart. "Always."

 

[BookWyrm]

Dayn laid his hand over Arryn's and held it tightly before leaning in to kiss her neck. "We need to get away from life. I'll take you to the coast. We'll charter a boat out to the emerald islands and hide away from everything for a while. Just you and me and not a care in the world."

 

[Dragongal]

Arryn shivered a bit, but pulled back to look at him. She was quiet for a few moments. "I don't want to hide away, Dayn. I mean, it sounds wonderful, but... aren't you the one who said you didn't want to live a boring, safe, normal life?"

 

[BookWyrm]

"I'm not talking about forever.", Dayn said as he shook his head. "I just need to clear my head, to focus on something other than everything that has been happening." He sighed heavily, knowing that he was getting worked up again. "I'm not trying to worry or upset you Arryn. I..I just need to work through all of this. There are a lot of factors to think about now. Things I've been putting off, feelings I've been sweeping under the rug since we got to Rorich. I can't keep looking over these things." Dayn was impressed that he managed to keep his emotions in check. He had kept his voice even and calm, but he had hopefully made his point. For all the love he had for Arryn helping him to relax and open up, he needed to address these issues that they faced. He needed a plan, some method for working these things out when they got to them. He had time to do that now as they healed. He just needed Arryn to understand that this wasn't him fretting over nothing.

 

[Dragongal]

Arryn sighed and cuddled up closer to Dayn. "I wish I could help you. I just don't know how."

 

[BookWyrm]

Dayn hugged Arryn as tightly as he could. "Let's sit down with Matthias, Kalie, Theodas, and Mum tomorrow night and go over everything. O'Rourke, the skinchanger, anything that we need to address. We can't do all of this on our own. The more heads we have together the better our chances are. I don't want to drag them into this any more than you do, but they are involved simply because of helping us."

 

[Dragongal]

Arryn slowly nodded. "But for tonight... it's just us... right?" Arryn just wanted to sleep, relax, and cuddle with Dayn.

 

[BookWyrm]

Dayn realized he had probably stressed Arryn out to some degree and the knowledge hurt. He gently cupped Arryn's cheek before nuzzling up against her. "Yes. It's just you and me sweetheart."

 

[Dragongal]

Arryn smiled and resumed brushing her fingers through his hair. It wasn't that she was avoiding those problems, it was that she didn't like seeing him upset, and... in all honesty she was trying to keep calm about the new magic and trying to keep control. Of course she wouldn't tell Dayn, but she honestly was scared of herself at the moment.

 

[BookWyrm]

Dayn slowly started to kiss Arryn's neck again. He wasn't sure why, but it felt good to kiss her. It wasn't lavish or overtly passionate. It was simple, gentle kisses as he worked around her neck and jaw. His hands embraced her at her hip as the other caressed up and down her side and across her stomach. After a few minutes his hands stilled themselves on either of her hips as he lay his forehead against Arryn's.

 

[Dragongal]

Arryn shivered from the start all the way until Dayn stopped. She took the moment to catch her breath and smiled a bit to Dayn. She slowly brushed her hand through his hair and pulled back a bit. Suddenly she noticed frost on the end of his hair. Evidently, she hadn't controlled her new magic properly. She sat up and pulled away from him, terrified that she might hurt him, her fear fully evident on her face. Fear will only make it worse, stop, stop... Did I hurt him? I-I don't think I lost it that much but did I hurt Dayn?

 

[BookWyrm]

Dayn felt the chill run over his head right at the same time he saw the fear run across Arryn's face. He reached up and brushed through his hair and chuckled quietly as he smiled at Arryn. "Although I can take a hint, all you had to do was ask me to cool down some." Dayn was concerned some, but he still leaned forward and gave Arryn a quick kiss.

 

[Dragongal]

Arryn let Dayn kiss her, but refused to get much closer than that. I didn't hurt him, at least, but I don't know if I'm in control. As much as his joking about it had calmed her some, she was honestly still scared of hurting him somehow. "I-I... you know, I didn't intend... I don't know what... I have to focus or I risk it slipping, and...."

 

[BookWyrm]

Dayn reached out and took Arryn's face in his hands. He was gentle, but he wanted to get her attention. "Hey, gorgeous, you're okay." He pulled Arryn into a tight hug, though this time he stuck his arms under her shirt as he pulled her against him. He also made sure to press his face against her neck. He wasn't scared of her hurting him, and he wanted her to see and feel that fact first hand.

 

[Dragongal]

After a moment Arryn finally lost control of the emotions she'd been hiding all day and sobbed into Dayn's shoulder. Earlier she had been able to distract herself by caring for him, and cuddling with him, and just not thinking about it, but she finally just gave in and cried. "Dayn, I'm scared. I'm a defensive mage, I never had to - I never had to worry about keeping the magic from slipping, and I'm scared Dayn. I don't know the extent of this, I ust don't know and it makes me so scared."

 

[BookWyrm]

"Let it out, I don't mind." Dayn held the back of Arryn's head and played with her hair as she cried. "It's all going to be okay."

 

[Dragongal]

Arryn gently pulled away from Dayn, wiping off tears that froze the moment they left her face. "N-No, the more emotional I get, the more I lose it. I don't want you getting hurt." If she lost it enough, was there the risk of Dayn getting frostbite? Or would his pyromancy prevent it? Arryn didn't want to take the risk.

 

[BookWyrm]

Dayn was bothered that she couldn't actually let herself grieve in a way, but it was for the better if she lost control through emotions. He gently rubbed her neck as he smiled at her. "I knew I was going to have to get cold tolerant for a reason." He hoped she would understand the joke.

 

[Dragongal]

Arryn smiled weakly at him though tears were still coursing down her cheeks. She wanted him to hold her and tell her everything would be okay, but she was too scared to get close to him. Everything was hitting her at once: exhaustion, confusion, fear. On one hand she wanted to just cry until it didn't hurt, on the other she wanted to sleep.

 

[BookWyrm]

Dayn pulled Arryn tight against him as he wrapped her in his arms. "Just let it come if it wants. You won't hurt me." He could sense her mana levels were low enough to not have to worry about it anyway. Thanks to their bond and his thaumaturgy he could check these things when she was open enough.

 

[Dragongal]

Arryn gave in and leaned against him, wrapping her arms around him and nestling her head into the crook of his neck as she cried. After everything that happened the last few weeks, she had been distracting herself and ignoring it, trying to focus on keeping Dayn happy and healthy, but now she just gave in and cried on her husband's shoulder. She didn't know what was going to happen in the future. She liked to think it was something interesting but painless for Dayn. They had agreed not to give up adventuring, but now they were so scared for each other, it caused hesitation. That was for later though, now was for just crying in the safety of Dayn's arms. All of the stress and pain and fear slowly melted away into exhaustion. She nuzzled against Dayn's neck and slowly moved her hand up to lightly play with his hair. The fact that Dayn held her and just let her cry like this made her all the more grateful to him. He took care of her in ways she hadn't known she'd needed. At the moment, though, she couldn't find the energy to tell him any of that. She closed her eyes and sighed a bit as she played with his hair. Mine.... My Dayn.