Ascending Legends

[BookWyrm]

Dayn laughed at the thought of gold armor. "Well you know this market better than I, and you speak the language. And since you are my wife and have a large say in what looks fitting on me, well, I trust your judgement."

 

[Dragongal]

Arryn smiled and looked through the armor merchants for a bit, then settled on one armor in particular.One he could move easily in and still be protected. It seemed light too. Elegant, sturdy, light, flexible. It seemed perfect overall. She gave him a smile and said, "How about this?"

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[BookWyrm]

Dayn took the armor and turned it over in his hands, examining every in and out of it. "It's so light, yet, it doesn't feel weak or flimsy." Altogether the whole set of armor would barely add anything to his profile as it was. Thin, light, strong, yet it looked to provide ease of movement. "Hon, you have an amazing eye for armor. I'll take it."

 

[Dragongal]

Arryn smiled widely at the compliment. The next part was dealing with the merchant. It didn't take long to discover that the armor was fifty gold, which she thought fair.

 

[BookWyrm]

Dayn counted out the coin, paid, and then with Arryn's help negotiated a deal to have the armor dropped off at the inn and his old armor to be taken as part of the payment. "Its old but its good steel. They should be able to smelt it down and reuse it. Now, anything else you have in mind?"

 

[Dragongal]

Arryn smiled and took his hand. "Maaaybe." She pulled him along to the end of the street and stopped in front of a large wooden building. In the underground areas, wood meant prosperity instead of stone. She led him inside the warm, cozy building, which was filled with the most wonderful scents of foods and baked goods.

 

[BookWyrm]

Dayn took a deep breath and smiled as he walked behind Arryn, wrapping his arms around her waist as he leaned his head over her shoulder. "Sumpin' smells gooood."

 

[Dragongal]

Arryn giggled a bit as a tall, thin, blonde young woman came out. After speaking rapid-fire Northern, Arryn ordered herself and Dayn small mince pies, cinnamon rolls, and the baker's renowned blackberry pastries, as well as some warm apple cider. Arryn sat Dayn down at a table and took a seat next to him to wait for their food. Once it was out, she waited eagerly to see his response.

 

[BookWyrm]

Dayn listened intently to the gibberish of quickly spoken Northern and managed to learn absolutely nothing about what was being said. So when Arryn sat him down at a table and food and drinks were brought out Dayn found himself pleasantly surprised. Everything looked delicious, especially the cinnamon rolls. But protocol meant minced pies first. Dayn took a bite and chewed, savoring the wonderful flavor and the rich apple cider. "You spoil me on food like this and I don't know what I'll do if we go back south again."

 

[Dragongal]

Arryn chuckled as she bit into her pie. "Find good food down there?"

 

[BookWyrm]

Dayn smiled as he slid his foot over to gently rub against Arryn's leg. "We're more than capable of doing that I think."

 

[Dragongal]

Arryn looked at him and raised her eyebrows. "Mhm. You know, in the North public displays of affection can start bar brawls in mere seconds."

 

[BookWyrm]

Dayn's eyes iced over as he smiled, though he didn't stop rubbing Arryn's leg. "Come on hon, you know I'm not the easily intimidated type."

 

[Dragongal]

"No, you're just stubborn." Arryn leaned over and gave him a little kiss on the cheek. She had to admit that his little game had caught her attention, even though it was a tad bit annoying. "It's endearing. But I strongly suggest you stop before I kick you under the table, it's distracting and I'm trying to enjoy the food."

 

[BookWyrm]

Dayn raised his eyebrow at Arryn, but in the end he stopped and moved his foot back. His eyes faded as he turned his attention back to his food. The only sound he made was a one quiet growl, the rest of the meal was finished in silence.

 

[Dragongal]

Arryn immediately regretted saying anything. She felt like she had ruined everything. Toward the end of the meal she moved her foot over and gently poked his a few times, to see if he'd respond.

 

[BookWyrm]

Dayn sighed before meeting Arryn's gaze. After a couple of moments he smiled as he gently laid the toe of his boot over Arryn's for just a couple of seconds before moving it back.

 

[Dragongal]

Arryn took that as permission to go further. She leaned her weight on him and propped her head up on his shoulder as her foot moved to cover his. "I'm sorry I upset you."

 

[BookWyrm]

Dayn turned and laid his head against Arryn's before kissing her head. "I'm sorry I annoyed you."

 

[Dragongal]

"It wasn't really annoying, it was just... odd. I never expected you to do that. I didn't think this was the place nor the time." Arryn blushed a bit and kissed his neck quickly. "Though I admit, it was a bit of a turn-on."

 

[BookWyrm]

"Mission accomplished, I guess." Dayn smiled before shrugging slightly. "I think about you all the time. I thought I'd try something different, see how it turned out."

 

[Dragongal]

Arryn smiled. "Well, this just wasn't the time or the place, is all. Okay?"

 

[BookWyrm]

"No hard feelings hon." Dayn nuzzled against Arryn's cheek before kissing the tip of her nose. "I'll always love you, even if we get into a spat here and there."

 

[Dragongal]

"I didn't think it was a spat. I just didn't want to get kicked out for public displays of affection. But when I saw how much I upset you I decided I didn't care."

 

[BookWyrm]

Dayn's brow knit together as he chuckled. "I never expected Northerners to be such prudes. Public displays of affection are quite common in the South, especially the farther you go."