Ascending Legends

[BookWyrm]

<Yes, I may be adept with the sword and fang, but don't let the aggression fool you. Underneath the layers of armor is the heart of a poet and lover.> Dayn nuzzled closer against Arryn and licked her wrist. <When it is time to fight I will fight, but until then I take pride in being able to love with the same amount of devotion I give to learning my craft.>

 

[Dragongal]

"Don't worry love, I know you very well." Arryn slowly pet along Dayn's forehead and muzzle.

 

[BookWyrm]

Dayn raised his head up and licked Arryn's neck before nuzzling under her chin. <I wouldn't have it any other way.>

 

[Dragongal]

Arryn smiled and moved so she could cuddle up to him. After a few moments, she said, "I think... I'm going to try my ice magic. Will you shift so you can help me if I need it?"

 

[BookWyrm]

<What, you don't trust my judgement as a wolf?> Dayn licked Arryn's neck again to make sure she knew it was a joke before shifting back into human form. Once he was back with their clothes, and after he was dressed, Dayn rubbed his stomach for a moment as his eyes drifted towards the kitchen. "You want some food first?"

 

[Dragongal]

Arryn nodded as she finished dressing. In the kitchen, she got and apple and some bread and sat on the counter. After she had finished her food, she set a glass of water on the counter and looked up at Dayn before slowly putting a finger in the water. She tried to focus to make it cold, imagining it freezing over and the glass frosting, but nothing happened except a strain on her body. That was evidently not how the magic worked. The an idea occurred to Arryn, and she thought about it on a smaller level. Heat transfers. So the heat in the water needed to go away. She couldn't make the heat like Dayn, so did her magic mean that she could take it...? Arryn tried this strategy and was delighted to see the water slowly freeze. She sighed and smiled to Dayn, only then realizing that she had held her breath. Now her body felt like it was weighed down, but at least now she knew how to work her magic to some extent.

 

[BookWyrm]

Dayn watched Arryn intently as he chewed on some salted pork. She seemed to be having troubles after a moment only to figure it out just a few seconds later. It seemed straight forward enough to him, but then again Arryn hadn't worked with elemental magic before. Pyromancy is tied to heat, and in a way blood. Cryomancy would probably be the opposite in some way. Dayn flashed Arryn as smile before taking another bite of his apple as he thought over something. "I wonder if you could affect ambient moisture?"

 

[Dragongal]

Arryn thought for a few moments. "I can try. I mean, maybe I can even bring it to a solid state." Arryn focused on the air around her and tried to pull the warmth from the air and make the water molecules condense into liquid - or maybe even solid. Nothing seemed to be happening, so she used some more mana and put more force behind it. While she could feel the strain, she wanted to see it happen. Water slowly appeared on the counter top, and she put more force behind it, and frost spread across the counter, making a sheen of ice. She finally cut off the mana and started quietly panting. After a few moments she brought her hand to her nose and discovered that her nose had started bleeding from the strain and she soon also realized that the edges of her vision were darkening.

 

[BookWyrm]

Dayn walked over and stood beside Arryn when she began to freeze the counter. When she started to pant and her nose began to bleed Dayn knew he needed to step in. He grab a cloth and wiped Arryn's nose as he tapped into their connection to merge their mana streams. "Alright, we're done for a bit. Next time I'm going to open up the connection before you get started."

 

[Dragongal]

Arryn nodded a bit and leaned her head against his chest as a headache and shivers set in. Like usual, he was nice and warm. "Okay... but it's just a bit of back-lash. Nothing to bad."

 

[BookWyrm]

Dayn raised a scrutinizing eyebrow as he reached for a pear. "Mmhmm? Eat. We're going to go back to the nest." Dayn helped Arryn back into the great room and sat down before letting her rest against him.

 

[Dragongal]

Arryn smiled a bit and nuzzled against Dayn. He knew her so well. She took the pear from him and started taking small bites out of it. It was kind of embarrassing to her that she was shivering. How easily she had gone over the edge and gotten backlash. She had to make an honest effort not to cuddle up to Dayn just for warmth. "You're so sweet."

 

[BookWyrm]

Dayn looked at Arryn and smiled as he warmed himself up. "Gotta take it easy love. Can't afford to be getting backlash all the time." Her compliment only made him beam. "I am? That's a relief. I was beginning to worry all of those pear pastries I was eating were going to waste."

 

[Dragongal]

Arryn finished the pear and tossed the core into the fire before moving so she could cuddle up to Dayn more as she wrapped her arms around his neck. "I didn't realize I was pushing myself so hard. It's so much easier to do than it is with healing or defensive...."

 

[BookWyrm]

"Good news is I've merged our mana streams so you should be bouncing back quicker." Dayn smiled before laying back into the nest. "How is it we can't seem to leave this spot?", he asked with a laugh.

 

[Dragongal]

Arryn moved accordingly and nuzzled against Dayn's neck. "Oh come now, you like cuddling just as much as I do."

 

[BookWyrm]

"Of course I do!", Dayn said with a chuckle. "I wasn't complaining. I was just....stating the obvious."

 

[Dragongal]

Arryn nestled her head under Dayn's chin and pulled the blankets up a bit. She covered a yawn and closed her eyes. "You're warm and comfy."

 

[BookWyrm]

Dayn knew what all of the signs meant, but he eased back into the nest and snuggled up against Arryn with a smile. "A nap after we just woke up? I guess I can let it slide. You did just use some new magic anyway."

 

[Dragongal]

Arryn smiled and mumbled, "Oh thank you, my gracious husband." She nuzzled against him one last time before falling asleep, completely trusting him and without a care in the world.

 

[BookWyrm]

Dayn wanted to laugh but stifled it to keep from accidentally waking Arryn up. He leaned down and kissed her head before laying back himself and closing his eyes. Even if he just dozed it was relaxing.

 

[Dragongal]

Arryn awoke a few hours later feeling much better, if a bit sore and tired. She paused, looked at Dayn, and smiled wickedly to herself before starting to slowly kiss along his neck.

 

[BookWyrm]

Dayn had dozed off and on, hazing between sleep and wakefulness in a pleasantly relaxed way. That is, until he felt that wonderful, tingling sensation of Arryn kissing his neck. "This feels amazing."

 

[Dragongal]

Arryn pulled away for a few seconds just to tease him as she kissed his cheek lightly. "I'm glad you like it." After a few more seconds she returned to kissing along his neck, collarbone, and jaw.

 

[BookWyrm]

Dayn smiled contently and relaxed as Arryn kissed him. He rested his hands on Arryn's hips and slowly traced his fingers over her skin.