Ascending Legends

[BookWyrm]

It took Dayn a moment to realize Arryn had shifted back. He'd gotten comfortable around her and it wasn't until she wrapped her arms around his neck that he realized she was human again. He licked her face as his tail started to wag. <Do you want me to shift back as well?>

 

[Dragongal]

"I have no preference." Arryn buried her face into his fur.

 

[BookWyrm]

The shift happened naturally, Dayn's body more than having grown used to the process by now. When he was human again he wrapped his arms around Arryn and pulled her into a kiss. "I don't feel like do much right now. How about we be lazy for a bit?"

 

[Dragongal]

"That sounds nice." Arryn giggled a bit and cuddled up to Dayn. Wolf or man, she loved her husband, but sometimes she preferred to cuddle one form over the other.

 

[BookWyrm]

Dayn smiled as he and Arryn got into a comfortable arrangement. "Have I ever told you how amazing it is to cuddle up with the most beautiful woman alive and relax all morning by the fire?"

 

[Dragongal]

Arryn smiled. "No, but it can't be much better than cuddling with the most wonderful man in existence."

 

[BookWyrm]

Dayn decided to do something different this time. He gently took Arryn's hand and started to massage her palm with his thumbs. A thought brought a smile to his face. "I can't help but wonder if I am going to have to teach you noble mannerisms one day, just in case we ever get invited to a ball."

 

[Dragongal]

Arryn giggled a but and nuzzled against him. "Ain't I formal 'nuff? As long as everyone else behaves, I'll be fine. Now, if a noble bitch gets it in her head to try to flirt with you or talk bad about common folk, we're gonna have an issue."

 

[BookWyrm]

Dayn laughed at the images that came to his mind. "I did tend to draw the female attention at the balls I attended, and some of those noble bitches, as you call them, do tend to wander some."

 

[Dragongal]

"Are you going to get in trouble if I trip them? Or spill wine on their pretty dresses?"

 

[BookWyrm]

"Do you think it would be better to wolf and growl at them?" Dayn's smile proved that he was joking. "If you trip them it can't seem like you did it, and if their glass was to spill on their dress it would be even better."

 

[Dragongal]

Arryn smiled a bit. "So a little magic shield in front of their foot can't mean anything? But what if I was caught. Or I smacked one of them? Figuring they deserved it."

 

[BookWyrm]

Dayn grimaced slightly. "Outright smacks are frowned upon. I'd prefer it if you didn't get caught as well."

 

[Dragongal]

Arryn sighed. "Only because it would upset you."

 

[BookWyrm]

Dayn stopped massaging Arryn's hand and cupped her cheek. "No. I'd love to see one of those spoiled brats get a reddened cheek or a black eye. Hel, I'd be more than proud of you to do that to them." Dayn thought for a few moments before looking back at Arryn with a smile and a shrug. "Maybe it is time to start bringing some common sense into the nobility? Gods know that they could use it."

 

[Dragongal]

Arryn smiled widely and wrapped her arms around his neck. "I'll try not to. I really will. But who knows? I'm only asking in a worse case scenario kind of thing." Arryn cuddled closer and tucked her head under Dayn's chin. After a few quiet moments, she said, "I hope your sisters don't turn out that way."

 

[BookWyrm]

"Me too Arryn." Dayn smiled contently as his wife snuggled against him. He couldn't help but be happy at this moment. They were alone together and nothing, thank the gods nothing was happening around them.

 

[Dragongal]

"When we're done wintering here, we're going right back to Riverbend, right?" Arryn wanted Dayn to be able to tell his family that they were married, and she wanted to see her new sisters-in-law. Odd to think of them like that, but it was true.

 

[BookWyrm]

Dayn nodded as he said, "Yes, of course."

 

[Dragongal]

Arryn smiled a bit and nuzzled against his neck. "Okay, that's good. In the meantime, though, I can work back up to the sword still, right? I don't think I could do it for a few more days with my back being cut, but could we still...?"

 

[BookWyrm]

Dayn hadn't accounted for any unexpected down time. "You were making vast improvements every time we trained. I don't see why we couldn't get back into it by the time we heal."

 

[Dragongal]

Arryn moved just enough to give him a kiss before tucking her head under his chin again. She really wanted to be able to use her sword again, plain and simple.

 

[BookWyrm]

Dayn wanted to purr but remembered he couldn't, so he rubbed Arryn's back and hummed quietly instead. It didn't take long before he was dozing again.

 

[Dragongal]

Arryn carefully pulled away from Dayn and looked at him for a few seconds to make sure he was asleep. She laid her hand on top of a nearby blanket. Focus... stay calm... just let it happen. As long as she waited, frost didn't appear. Maybe it is like a shield. Imagine it, focus... put in a little effort - Arryn pulled her hand back with a quiet yelp. That had hurt. She shivered as the cold set in, and pulled the blankets up, cuddling closer to Dayn while clutching her hand to her chest. Stupid, stupid, stupid.

 

[BookWyrm]

Dayn stirred as Arryn snuggled against him, mumbling something slightly incoherent about toads and mushrooms. He was dreaming again, though some of it was nonsense, and other parts of it were pleasant memories. Dayn finally smiled as he cuddled up against Arryn, his mind at ease as he drifted off into deeper sleep.