Post by Rae on Apr 17, 2016 15:04:25 GMT -5
Rαεנııƨα-Oяıяıεтн : -The softest sound of a disgruntled groan etched off her lips clearly irritated by the natural sense of waking. Disorientation filling her senses as eyes fluttered open to peer into the dimly lit room as if she knew not how she’d gotten here or where here was. A strange sense of vertigo, but reality and memory crashed about her.
The House of Vanity. It was clear where she was if only by the overwhelming scent of what could simply be described as Clean. Not for the first time since staying there was consideration of thought about banishing the maids from her rooms or more pointedly, limiting their time to her rooms to once per day…though once per
week might be preferred.Pushing herself up, silk fabric cascading down her form as begrudgingly feet were swung about to dangle off the sides. Cool marble floors rising to meet the bared flesh of her feet that forced her to pull back once, twice, then settled. A rug was in order, a situation soon to be rectified as it was added to the
task list for the day. A soft sight dripping past her lips as a robe was pulled about her form and upon lighter steps she crept to the window, peering around the side of the curtain to see the day in full swing. It was late, yet none had come to disturb her which meant it was likely the heir of the house slumbered as yet. Don’t wake a
sleeping bear whenever possible was the apt term. Her lower lip found itself lightly trapped between teeth as mischievous shadows played across features and she turned moving quietly to the door slipping into the hallway left bereft of most life. A single slave waiting as ever patiently outside her door, a finger brought to her lips to hush
any words that might have come and a light wave to dismiss the girl. She made her way towards familiar double doors beyond which rested the man who held her heart. It was entirely improper a thing for her to be in his wing, but there wasn’t anyone about to stop her and even if they were there was uncertainty on how they
might tactfully accomplish the feet. Daring not to knock she slipped within carefully closing the door behind her. It took a long minute for her eyes to adjust, but soon her gaze landed upon the snoozing form of her lover curled about a pillow. His flesh all but bare save the light draping a sheet that rose over his hip concealing what lay
beneath. Her breath catching just slightly to view him there not unlike one drinking in the visage of a masterpiece and he was exquisite. The markings upon his flesh only enhancing the natural splendor that was Caim Elfhiem. Gingerly movements carried her across to him and with as much care as was possible did her form stretch out
behind him, fingers sliding over his side as her head gently pressed to his back. Here a slow deep breath was taken as she absorbed his warmth and reveled in his presence. A contented purr rumbling in her throat as her eyes fluttered close no doubt in a few moments time she could easily drift back to sleep, such was the nature of lazy day.-end
15:03:24Caım Elfhiem : After the event in the gardens pertaining to the fountain that had become a place of virgin sacrifice. None of the slaves would stop her from entering the chamber of their beloved Master. Much to be expected the chamber that Rae walked into was pristinely clean, the floors perfectly polished and every item in such a place that it was obvious the methodical and mathematical intentions, even clothing had a specific place when it was removed and cast aside in a bin near a window that was hardly even noticed <<
15:08:27Caım Elfhiem : were it not for the arm of a shirt sticking out of the lid. which likely meant that Caim's slumber had been drug induced once again. It was known that nearly all the vain suffered from some fashion of dementia or instability. Ciam had it bad with ocd but there were other nuances, insomnia chief among them. It was a usual night, he'd paced until he was frustrated and took to the bottle of tincture that was crafted specifically to put him into the depths of slumber. The side effects of course was a Lord <<
15:11:06Caım Elfhiem : who didn't awaken at his usual time, as well as the a bit of a stupor that made it hard to be exact with how he usually went about his patterns. He slumbered coiled about a pillow with his back facing the right wall, he was still partially dressed from the bottom down another sign of his induced sleep. Unaware that his chamber door had ever opened, the Elfhiem lord remained blissfully in that half way point between slumber and awake. Even still had he known there was only one creature bold enough to enter<<
15:12:37Caım Elfhiem : his chamber from the front door. An assassin would have been skilled to get by any of the trained slaves that 'watched' his doors. Further more the press of a cheek to his back which did slowly bring awareness to him that he was not alone indicated the company now with him was that of his beloved. he drew a slow breath and brought his body to turn towards her, the pillow forgotten in favor of coiling his limbs about her and pulling her body against his own. no words passed between them as his head came to <
15:13:10Caım Elfhiem : rest back on the pillow, his eyes closing a light yawn passing from his lips. " I don't plan on getting out of bed " he spoke finally bringing his hand upward to her arm. " Do not make me " -end-0
Rαεנııƨα-Oяıяıεтн : -In a place that was perfectly set and ordered, a loosely hanging sleeve had not evaded to the fae’s awareness and spoke to either the level of distraction he’d been suffering from or sleep deprivation…perhaps some mingling of the two. She had not actually slept in his bed before which now seemed odd to her
considering their coupling, but appearances were as they were and there was a particular farce to uphold at least until the wedding was had. It seemed a silly formality given everything, but people had ideas about these things and it was best not to disrupt their sense of order unless required. Most believed the fae’s motives
to be one of peace, while if you were to ask others they’d say it was to be a royal pain in the ass. Very few understood the fulcrum, which was balance and so both in equal measure were often deployed at varying times. Balance didn’t always mean something good…sometimes it was something very very bad. Nuzzling against his
form which seemed enough to stir the man from his half dream state and there was a thrill as he turned about encasing her the safety and security of his arms as there was truthfully spoken no other place she’d prefer to be. There had been no need to read the note set upon her bedside table containing Mae’s seal. The fact that
Raejissa had not been woken identified the missive came with regrets of rescheduling and her day otherwise had been free, so why wake her when clearly rest was needed? There were suspicions on that course and the hope for blissfulness with it for Mae had been left at Todd’s Whiskey with her supposed bodyguard. Those two
Had had much to speak on despite mae’s protestations that she was not ready for it. Matters of the heart rarely ever waited upon the mind to be ready. Still she would be sure to follow up with Gaius on the matter of placing him back into his roll in the underground. Drug trade suited him. The rumbling sound of his voice drew a
slow smile to cross her lips as he yawned like a lazy kitten bathing in the sunlight.- “I would sooner destroy a stained glass window then disrupt this peaceful display”- Whispered gently as her head tilted just slightly to paint the softest brush of lips against his chest before her form nestled closer if such was possible.-
15:35:37Caım Elfhiem : In truth Caim's personality was much akin to a felines, he could said to have been a lazy creature who worked and did what he wanted when he wanted but always remained in a position of extreme comfort. It was a hit or miss with him, due to his nature and issues it was easier to remain in the comforts of his home then pertain to any office. On occasion he did venture to the courts and presided over judgements, fines and the likes. However like any good government they shut down for a day and today was it <<
15:36:46Caım Elfhiem : drawing his hand upward he'd cup his hand gently across the woman's jaw, in his slumber perhaps he was more affectionate less prone to worry about the surrounding world thus it came so easily to him that he might press the softest kisses upon her lips in exchange for her agreement not to force him from bed, even whispered a sweet I love you against her lips before he was nestled in again his eyes closing " Gaius stays, no argument " he said now after a few long moments of blissful silence " He deserves <<
15:38:55Caım Elfhiem : an opportunity to regain his status " he absently drew his hand along her arm in thought knowing she'd find reason to protest, likely bring up his former trade and abilities. which were moot as the council had only allowed the release in order for the man to be used in an expendable fashion. If he died no skin of their nose or any other, if not then they seemed more the hero for allowing him freedom. " I am concerned for you " he said finally " I worry when your in the markets, how easily someone could <<
15:39:43Caım Elfhiem : bring harm to you " he delicately took her hand in his own " You and he had a agreeable relationship in the past, I feel he was likely the best candidate for a guard, and no doubt you've already set him up to rekindle his relationship with our Lady Mae " -end-
15:52:04Rαεנııƨα-Oяıяıεтн : -There was something intimate about such a setting as this as though they’d retreated into a world all their own where no others could disrupt or touch them. A sense of covetousness in recent times erupting within her and often without causation, though she had managed to quell any outward signs of such it still had had its<
15:52:08Rαεנııƨα-Oяıяıεтн : effects upon the girl. Those words resonating from his lips causing a new bloom of brightness to spread across features, giddy with delight she purred contentedly quietly returning the sentiment with words of her own declared love and affection for the man. She had only the day before whispered such to Mae confessing she had not<
15:52:18Rαεנııƨα-Oяıяıεтн : shared this with the man and now here in the sanctuary of his rooms were such sweet sound shared between them drawing her to the conclusion that perhaps this day every week should be set aside for them alone. It was well earned after all was it not? Surely they could be a little selfish in their time with one another? It was <
15:52:23Rαεנııƨα-Oяıяıεтн : something to consider. He must have known how his assignment of a guard had rubbed her raw, so it was likely to be much to his utter surprise and shock that she did not disagree with him. Mae had had a hand in that, compromise had its place.- “I agree”- she said softly as he continued to go on about the virtues of the situation it was clear <
15:52:34Rαεנııƨα-Oяıяıεтн : he had given great thought to this conversation and had definitive points on the matter, likely expecting her response to have been discordant on the matter it was likely to take time to sink in upon his mind. So that when he took up her hand gentle as a feather she repeated.- “yes, you are right…I agree it is for the best. I often felt Gaius got <
15:52:46Rαεנııƨα-Oяıяıεтн : for the bad end of a game no one knew was being played…I think it’s a divine idea and…”-she paused having the decency to look abashed slightly-“I did nothing more then whisper a few words of encouragement to the lady mae, what she does with it…well, that is in her realm now to decide. Though…I suspect it will go <
15:54:04Rαεנııƨα-Oяıяıεтн : well if Gaius isn’t a complete ass about things. -A bemused smile sprouting, still expectantly waiting the reaction of befuddlement from the man who had undoubtedly grown used to her arbitrary nature only to find her this day docile and agreeable. Of course, had he broached this subject the day prior it likely would have had a different<
15:54:36Rαεנııƨα-Oяıяıεтн : course, yet a series of events had transpired in his favor since then.
16:53:19Caım Elfhiem : There was some surprise in him that there was no words of defiance, nothing that indicated she was upset with him for forcing this upon her. Perhaps because of the trust she had once had in Gaius or perhaps because she simply held no qualm with this choice either way he didn't exactly feel as if it was the last he'd heard about it. Irregardless he wasn't going to let his paranoia defeat the moment where they were sharing here. Especially given that Ciam was in a particularly affectionate mood. He'd brush <<
16:56:47Caım Elfhiem : the softness of his lips to her jaw and with a bit of a push he'd bring her to her back and climb over Rae and allow his lips to upturn into a small mischievous smile his head canting to the side slowly in thought " I happen to recall a particular fact about you " he said finally " and since I've no status or nobility to uphold "he grinned letting a more playful side of him show his hands coming down to her hips and finger tips coiling slowly about them in that usual fashion that was intent to bring <<
16:58:01Caım Elfhiem : about laughter or squirming, even if she'd grown out of that state of ticklishness he would do it, if only to prove a point that he was feeling at the moment entirely playful. His lips then would move to capture her own briefly before Caim's features softened and his eyes came to rest upon her own. his fingers moving to capture her wrists and pin them above her head " Rae, are you sure you wish this? " he asked finally " To be married, and forced to be with me " he frowned " I know...I am difficult..<<
16:58:19Caım Elfhiem : that there are things I cannot..help " he drew back a bit " are you not...scared? " he said finally -end-
Rajiessa: -Wonderment caressed her thoughts over to the measure that her new found compliance might drive her lover insane, though for his sake she hoped he took the win for what it was and let it go at that. Really that thanks belonged to Mae and the small shows of affections he had lavished upon her. There was an understanding that her presence was often
a disruption to the orderly and this was her…gift…a thank you for his tolerance perhaps. That and she had not lied to say she believed Gaius deserved the chance and if it came at the expense of irritating her, it was a small price to pay. There was also a sense of guilt at how ruthlessly she had laughed at the poor man’s announcement of his
position in regards to her, though defensibly it had been believed to be some practical joke. Still, a heart was in her possession despite what others might say. A softly purred moan of contentment roused to the delicate brush of her lips. Half lidded eyes peering up at him as he crawled atop her, though opening slightly wider as the look upon his
own features was gleamed. Clear confusion scripted upon her features until realization set in, though too late it was to stop it. He would find not a singular thing had changed as she began to regale the room with the silvery tenor of laugher, pure unadulterated joy that left her gasping and squirming beneath him. Her hands unsuccessfully trying =
to stop the assault, squeals of delight rising the longer it lasted only to grow hushed against the press of lips upon her own. Delight and merriment seeming to swirl as an inherent part of those tricolored orbs when he drew back to rest upon her own. So that not even a single sign of resistance was given when he drew her hands up pinning them,
such imagery evoking memories of their night together which seemed now too long past and overdue for repeat. Her features shifted perceptibly so as he confided those seeming insecurities to her and had her hands been free she might have taken his face between those slim digits, as it was she would offer him the only thing that was believed to
matter, a confession of her own.- “My sweetest song, Caim. I would fear to exist without you. Do you not know that before I met you, my world had not rhythm at all and that I have been yours since the first day my eyes did come to rest upon you? Know you not the number of nights I imagined us as this before any knowledge of any
arrangement existed? You and I, no one forces us to do anything. I doubt not that we will be confronted with any number of trials, that we will on occasion vex one another, yet I am confident and secure in the belief we will weather them together. So, I enter into such an arrangement with you of my own volition and with a happy heart to
do so. I love you Caim, deeply so.
17:34:20Caım Elfhiem : He had fears, as a man who'd spent his life committed to a pattern of actions and movements it was not some easy thing to accept an arrangement as thus. But to further the point that he willingly accepted it out of love and adoration was something unknown even to him. Caim had not known the levels of affections others did growing up. Even his own beloved little sister was garnered more love then he due to the fact that Caim would not stand for anything less. It was not until this lovely woman had come to <<
17:36:27Caım Elfhiem : him at such a young age that his heart had any desire for anything more then what he strove and stood for. His hands loosened their hold upon her wrists and his head bowed for a moment as he took time to devour her words, to bring them close and understand them. However he had his own worries and concerns and those multicolored mismatched hues came to rest upon her own " And I you Raejiisa Oririeth, more then you know " his fingers moved to frame her cheek as he considered his words, attempting to decipher<
17:38:01Caım Elfhiem : and understand his own emotions " Beloved, I know my mind and how it works, how i make concessions for you that I do not for others. When we are wed it will perhaps grow easier as life will fully include you " he drew himself back slightly " I am...afraid I will disappoint you, that this life I lead will not be enough for you "he frowned " You are discord and chaos as well as serenity and peace " he drew his knuckle under her jaw and leaned down to press his lips to her chin " Will this life..be enough<<
17:41:22Caım Elfhiem : for you? " he drew his hand against her neck and made to roll back to his side so that he might look upon her seriously " I find that you vex me, but not because you vex me but because I cannot begin to understand why I feel as I do, since our childhood I have always needed you near me, felt ruin and longing when you were gone. " he drew his hand against her stomach" When we first spent the night in embrace all those years ago, I never thought I could have known such silence in my mind " he closed his <<
17:42:37Caım Elfhiem : eyes and sighed " even now...you promote the desire in me to do nothing more then lavish you with affection and lay here in bed. As if the whole of Eonhiem could burn and as long as you were here with me I could let it happen " he delicately gathered her hand " I lead a selfish life...and want nothing more than to horde you among my possessions as you are the only thing in this world that is worth being seen as true perfection " -end-
Raejissa: -Long had she held such sentiments for the man, though insecurities enough of her own had possessed her to refrain from speaking them. Such emboldened words were thus then inspired by their more recent interactions at the bolstering words of Mae, who seemed to be apt at playing the role of cupid no less deftly then she. Caim often was ascribed
to be simple to understand, but she knew better. A very deeply complex man that felt more keenly on things then perhaps he was even willing to admit to. Often burying such things beneath layers of ritual that had in some ways permitted him to ignore what she so plainly could see. It was the reason why she so often struggled to understand
or had difficulty in gauging his temperament when he kept it so deftly held, but aware always that it lurked just beneath the surface. Now, he gifted her with his vulnerability and for such a treasure she wished nothing more than to lavish a shower of kisses upon him for there was to her no greater thing he could offer then this. Her head tilted lightly into
lightly into the caress of those digits as her newly freed hands sought to lightly slip along his sides, carefully tracing as if to memorize every rib he possessed as his words lavished upon her mirrored concerns. Had she not whispered just the day before that she worried to disappoint him? That he might someday come to see her as less and thus unworthy?
Unworthy? She held silent letting him work through his thoughts, aware of what it cost him to speak such things with so much openness. Those tantalizing caresses brief and fleeting, yet coveted and savored. That light linger touch upon her the silk covered expanse of her stomach resonating warmth as her head turned to keep him in view.- You have always been
always been enough for me and the life we will build together will be nothing short of exquisite. Always since my earliest memories of me you have allowed me the freedom and space to be who and what I am…without judgement and without recourse”- a brief pause recalling the time he had found her at a party nearly a year ago, rearranging the little glass
glass figurines in one of the sitting rooms. He had come upon her like a storm pressing her to the window, wrist in hand and looming above her as though might open it wide and toss her out and yet he hadn’t rather kissing her hard and furious only to turn about and leave without a singular word. They’d not spoken for a week after that and when they had
they had it had been all business of course. She smiled deviantly at the memory and corrected herself-“mostly without recourse, though I rather have enjoyed your…corrections.”-she teased him lightly and added almost forlornly the back of her hand rising to her forehead as she in forlorn tones expressed-“Its hopeless…I am completely doomed…”-she
grinned lifting her arm to peer at him from beneath it-“There is no other that understand me as you…no other that has ever understood my nature…only you have and only you have accepted me as I am. It is as if in this life we were made for each other for I never feel entirely myself when you are absent. The day that I learned I would never have to
endure a life without you was the happiest day of my life…they did not understand my joy at the news, but accepted it no less. We have long danced with one another Caim, never saying the things we thought or felt…but here now in this place know with great certainty I would have no other, would accept no other. A life with you is the only prospect I desire.
18:46:22Caım Elfhiem : It was amusing how easily she could easily dash away his concerns with bits of humor, and she earned a small smile as he turned those mismatched and entirely uniquely colored eyes upon her. " The sentiment is shared entirely " he didn't mince his words when it came to her, his fingertips delicately brushed across the length of her shoulder and he would again lean forward to press the softness of his lips to her own his hand remaining where it had been upon her stomach. though eventually it would move to <<<
18:50:00Caım Elfhiem : so that it could draw her body closer to his own. " I have to admit " he said honestly " I was not pleased with the prospect of being forced to marry you " he'd ensure that at this point he would hold her in place and keep her pinned beside him as he considered the way he would word this " I didn't want to be forced to do anything to please the council, They've never been more than a thorn in my side " he drew his head to her shoulder " I never considered marriage, even when I would lay in bed and wonder<<
18:52:41Caım Elfhiem : what it'd be like to awaken next to you" he drew his lips gently to her jaw and closed his eyes " or what it'd be like to fall asleep beside you. " he looked to her " Think me ignorant but I have always been afraid to..." he drew his hand upward to look at it momentarily " I've never thought I would hold the capacity to love or have another, and I've never bothered until you. " he bit his lip softly and sighed " How ignorant I feel, when I think that I was so upset about being forced "he looked into her <<
18:57:11Caım Elfhiem : eyes " and yet now I realize..had they not forced this upon my shoulders, our shoulders...I may not have ever really had you to myself "he delicately drew his hand beneath her robe so he could feel the warmth of her flesh. He was trying to share it was unique to him as he'd truly as she'd come to know he rarely allowed the length of his feelings to show " I have come to realize that...you truly are my perfection. " he delicately stroked her hips with the tips of his fingers. " Rae, " he paused " I <<
18:57:25Caım Elfhiem : " another pause " Stop sleeping in your chamber...your place is here " -end-
19:20:10Rαεנııƨα-Oяıяıεтн : - Soft pleased sounds rumbled in her throat to the delicate caress of his hand her form was drawn near to his own. Hours could pass away in his arms without notice of the passing light nor care for its progress through the sky. Only he mattered in this time and place for a man of such exacting he made no move to withdraw as he shared such thoughts<
19:20:22Rαεנııƨα-Oяıяıεтн : with her and in fact there was a distinct lack of shock at the revelation. In truth, what he said aligned with those trepidations she had possessed. Spoke to the nerves she had confided in Mae, whom had so expertly put them to rest. Though even without her guiding hand she had peered into the depths of the man and believed he cared for<
19:20:29Rαεנııƨα-Oяıяıεтн : her, the tolerances he showed her exceeding anything that might be required of him. The council, of course, was a thorn in everyone side that was their job wasn’t it? To see how meddlesome they could be without inciting revolt as if it were game and perhaps to them it was just that. His defiance at them was not then shocking especially for<
19:20:39Rαεנııƨα-Oяıяıεтн : one who liked things in a certain way, his way. The warm play of his breath upon her skin made it difficult to focus upon the words, yet such was endeavored to be accomplished for such words from his lips were a rare find indeed. She might have told him that there was naught to feel foolish about, often times it was natural instinct to rally <
19:21:02Rαεנııƨα-Oяıяıεтн : against being pressed into a situation whether it was wanted or not, yet such words would never drop from her lips for the touch of his hand on her flesh elicited instead a moan and drew her form to ripple beneath the feather light caresses he offered. A heavy breath pouring from her mouth as her eyes rose to meet his own with the utterance of her<
19:21:19Rαεנııƨα-Oяıяıεтн : name. The corners of her mouth rising lazily pleased. She might have asked him he was certain he wished for such disruptions in his life, but the answer was upon her eyes clear.-“I thought you might never ask.”- she purred instead and stretched her neck shifting lightly so that she might lather upon the brush of a kiss upon his mouth, lingering <
19:21:30Rαεנııƨα-Oяıяıεтн : parting waves that savored the way his moved against her own, exploratory memorizing the sensation of him.-end-
19:33:01Caım Elfhiem : " Oh, you'll be a disruption " he assured her " I will be forced to have to learn how to sleep with someone, awake with them, share space, and a myriad of things that will be an annoyance " he drew his hand higher up her robe letting his finer tips delicately brush just beneath her breast his lips up turning into a slow smile as he continued " However, I will also have the pleasure of having you in my arms, being able to touch you " he leaned forward presisng his lips to the underside of her jaw, a soft <<
19:35:20Caım Elfhiem : playful purr passing from his lips " Have you " he drew his hand across her chest and upward to her neck his lips finding a place to set upon her throat as he thought " Your place however as I said is right here, we are to be married, and let us be honest there is little rule that says we cannot sleep in the same bed, merely in the eye of the public we do not cling to one another like a whore to her current client " he drew his hand from her neck to her chin. This could easily turn from him sharing to him <
19:37:14Caım Elfhiem : taking, he realized the dangerous line of temptation he tread the more he pushed, the closer he came. It was entirely possible he'd forget he was being lazy this day and find himself becoming much more active then he'd intended. Not that he'd mind, but he had promised he wouldn't get out of bed, how was such a thing possible when he knew afterword both of them would end up in the bathe, and likely from the bath back to their chamber. He chuckled at the thoughts and brushed his lips across her neck. She <<
19:39:02Caım Elfhiem : made it more of an issue with the way she shifted and pressed herself against him, the sweet flavor of her lips like a beautiful wine that left him wanting more and more. " beloved, if you continue this course you will find my words slipping in favor of having you at my whims again' -end-
The House of Vanity. It was clear where she was if only by the overwhelming scent of what could simply be described as Clean. Not for the first time since staying there was consideration of thought about banishing the maids from her rooms or more pointedly, limiting their time to her rooms to once per day…though once per
week might be preferred.Pushing herself up, silk fabric cascading down her form as begrudgingly feet were swung about to dangle off the sides. Cool marble floors rising to meet the bared flesh of her feet that forced her to pull back once, twice, then settled. A rug was in order, a situation soon to be rectified as it was added to the
task list for the day. A soft sight dripping past her lips as a robe was pulled about her form and upon lighter steps she crept to the window, peering around the side of the curtain to see the day in full swing. It was late, yet none had come to disturb her which meant it was likely the heir of the house slumbered as yet. Don’t wake a
sleeping bear whenever possible was the apt term. Her lower lip found itself lightly trapped between teeth as mischievous shadows played across features and she turned moving quietly to the door slipping into the hallway left bereft of most life. A single slave waiting as ever patiently outside her door, a finger brought to her lips to hush
any words that might have come and a light wave to dismiss the girl. She made her way towards familiar double doors beyond which rested the man who held her heart. It was entirely improper a thing for her to be in his wing, but there wasn’t anyone about to stop her and even if they were there was uncertainty on how they
might tactfully accomplish the feet. Daring not to knock she slipped within carefully closing the door behind her. It took a long minute for her eyes to adjust, but soon her gaze landed upon the snoozing form of her lover curled about a pillow. His flesh all but bare save the light draping a sheet that rose over his hip concealing what lay
beneath. Her breath catching just slightly to view him there not unlike one drinking in the visage of a masterpiece and he was exquisite. The markings upon his flesh only enhancing the natural splendor that was Caim Elfhiem. Gingerly movements carried her across to him and with as much care as was possible did her form stretch out
behind him, fingers sliding over his side as her head gently pressed to his back. Here a slow deep breath was taken as she absorbed his warmth and reveled in his presence. A contented purr rumbling in her throat as her eyes fluttered close no doubt in a few moments time she could easily drift back to sleep, such was the nature of lazy day.-end
15:03:24Caım Elfhiem : After the event in the gardens pertaining to the fountain that had become a place of virgin sacrifice. None of the slaves would stop her from entering the chamber of their beloved Master. Much to be expected the chamber that Rae walked into was pristinely clean, the floors perfectly polished and every item in such a place that it was obvious the methodical and mathematical intentions, even clothing had a specific place when it was removed and cast aside in a bin near a window that was hardly even noticed <<
15:08:27Caım Elfhiem : were it not for the arm of a shirt sticking out of the lid. which likely meant that Caim's slumber had been drug induced once again. It was known that nearly all the vain suffered from some fashion of dementia or instability. Ciam had it bad with ocd but there were other nuances, insomnia chief among them. It was a usual night, he'd paced until he was frustrated and took to the bottle of tincture that was crafted specifically to put him into the depths of slumber. The side effects of course was a Lord <<
15:11:06Caım Elfhiem : who didn't awaken at his usual time, as well as the a bit of a stupor that made it hard to be exact with how he usually went about his patterns. He slumbered coiled about a pillow with his back facing the right wall, he was still partially dressed from the bottom down another sign of his induced sleep. Unaware that his chamber door had ever opened, the Elfhiem lord remained blissfully in that half way point between slumber and awake. Even still had he known there was only one creature bold enough to enter<<
15:12:37Caım Elfhiem : his chamber from the front door. An assassin would have been skilled to get by any of the trained slaves that 'watched' his doors. Further more the press of a cheek to his back which did slowly bring awareness to him that he was not alone indicated the company now with him was that of his beloved. he drew a slow breath and brought his body to turn towards her, the pillow forgotten in favor of coiling his limbs about her and pulling her body against his own. no words passed between them as his head came to <
15:13:10Caım Elfhiem : rest back on the pillow, his eyes closing a light yawn passing from his lips. " I don't plan on getting out of bed " he spoke finally bringing his hand upward to her arm. " Do not make me " -end-0
Rαεנııƨα-Oяıяıεтн : -In a place that was perfectly set and ordered, a loosely hanging sleeve had not evaded to the fae’s awareness and spoke to either the level of distraction he’d been suffering from or sleep deprivation…perhaps some mingling of the two. She had not actually slept in his bed before which now seemed odd to her
considering their coupling, but appearances were as they were and there was a particular farce to uphold at least until the wedding was had. It seemed a silly formality given everything, but people had ideas about these things and it was best not to disrupt their sense of order unless required. Most believed the fae’s motives
to be one of peace, while if you were to ask others they’d say it was to be a royal pain in the ass. Very few understood the fulcrum, which was balance and so both in equal measure were often deployed at varying times. Balance didn’t always mean something good…sometimes it was something very very bad. Nuzzling against his
form which seemed enough to stir the man from his half dream state and there was a thrill as he turned about encasing her the safety and security of his arms as there was truthfully spoken no other place she’d prefer to be. There had been no need to read the note set upon her bedside table containing Mae’s seal. The fact that
Raejissa had not been woken identified the missive came with regrets of rescheduling and her day otherwise had been free, so why wake her when clearly rest was needed? There were suspicions on that course and the hope for blissfulness with it for Mae had been left at Todd’s Whiskey with her supposed bodyguard. Those two
Had had much to speak on despite mae’s protestations that she was not ready for it. Matters of the heart rarely ever waited upon the mind to be ready. Still she would be sure to follow up with Gaius on the matter of placing him back into his roll in the underground. Drug trade suited him. The rumbling sound of his voice drew a
slow smile to cross her lips as he yawned like a lazy kitten bathing in the sunlight.- “I would sooner destroy a stained glass window then disrupt this peaceful display”- Whispered gently as her head tilted just slightly to paint the softest brush of lips against his chest before her form nestled closer if such was possible.-
15:35:37Caım Elfhiem : In truth Caim's personality was much akin to a felines, he could said to have been a lazy creature who worked and did what he wanted when he wanted but always remained in a position of extreme comfort. It was a hit or miss with him, due to his nature and issues it was easier to remain in the comforts of his home then pertain to any office. On occasion he did venture to the courts and presided over judgements, fines and the likes. However like any good government they shut down for a day and today was it <<
15:36:46Caım Elfhiem : drawing his hand upward he'd cup his hand gently across the woman's jaw, in his slumber perhaps he was more affectionate less prone to worry about the surrounding world thus it came so easily to him that he might press the softest kisses upon her lips in exchange for her agreement not to force him from bed, even whispered a sweet I love you against her lips before he was nestled in again his eyes closing " Gaius stays, no argument " he said now after a few long moments of blissful silence " He deserves <<
15:38:55Caım Elfhiem : an opportunity to regain his status " he absently drew his hand along her arm in thought knowing she'd find reason to protest, likely bring up his former trade and abilities. which were moot as the council had only allowed the release in order for the man to be used in an expendable fashion. If he died no skin of their nose or any other, if not then they seemed more the hero for allowing him freedom. " I am concerned for you " he said finally " I worry when your in the markets, how easily someone could <<
15:39:43Caım Elfhiem : bring harm to you " he delicately took her hand in his own " You and he had a agreeable relationship in the past, I feel he was likely the best candidate for a guard, and no doubt you've already set him up to rekindle his relationship with our Lady Mae " -end-
15:52:04Rαεנııƨα-Oяıяıεтн : -There was something intimate about such a setting as this as though they’d retreated into a world all their own where no others could disrupt or touch them. A sense of covetousness in recent times erupting within her and often without causation, though she had managed to quell any outward signs of such it still had had its<
15:52:08Rαεנııƨα-Oяıяıεтн : effects upon the girl. Those words resonating from his lips causing a new bloom of brightness to spread across features, giddy with delight she purred contentedly quietly returning the sentiment with words of her own declared love and affection for the man. She had only the day before whispered such to Mae confessing she had not<
15:52:18Rαεנııƨα-Oяıяıεтн : shared this with the man and now here in the sanctuary of his rooms were such sweet sound shared between them drawing her to the conclusion that perhaps this day every week should be set aside for them alone. It was well earned after all was it not? Surely they could be a little selfish in their time with one another? It was <
15:52:23Rαεנııƨα-Oяıяıεтн : something to consider. He must have known how his assignment of a guard had rubbed her raw, so it was likely to be much to his utter surprise and shock that she did not disagree with him. Mae had had a hand in that, compromise had its place.- “I agree”- she said softly as he continued to go on about the virtues of the situation it was clear <
15:52:34Rαεנııƨα-Oяıяıεтн : he had given great thought to this conversation and had definitive points on the matter, likely expecting her response to have been discordant on the matter it was likely to take time to sink in upon his mind. So that when he took up her hand gentle as a feather she repeated.- “yes, you are right…I agree it is for the best. I often felt Gaius got <
15:52:46Rαεנııƨα-Oяıяıεтн : for the bad end of a game no one knew was being played…I think it’s a divine idea and…”-she paused having the decency to look abashed slightly-“I did nothing more then whisper a few words of encouragement to the lady mae, what she does with it…well, that is in her realm now to decide. Though…I suspect it will go <
15:54:04Rαεנııƨα-Oяıяıεтн : well if Gaius isn’t a complete ass about things. -A bemused smile sprouting, still expectantly waiting the reaction of befuddlement from the man who had undoubtedly grown used to her arbitrary nature only to find her this day docile and agreeable. Of course, had he broached this subject the day prior it likely would have had a different<
15:54:36Rαεנııƨα-Oяıяıεтн : course, yet a series of events had transpired in his favor since then.
16:53:19Caım Elfhiem : There was some surprise in him that there was no words of defiance, nothing that indicated she was upset with him for forcing this upon her. Perhaps because of the trust she had once had in Gaius or perhaps because she simply held no qualm with this choice either way he didn't exactly feel as if it was the last he'd heard about it. Irregardless he wasn't going to let his paranoia defeat the moment where they were sharing here. Especially given that Ciam was in a particularly affectionate mood. He'd brush <<
16:56:47Caım Elfhiem : the softness of his lips to her jaw and with a bit of a push he'd bring her to her back and climb over Rae and allow his lips to upturn into a small mischievous smile his head canting to the side slowly in thought " I happen to recall a particular fact about you " he said finally " and since I've no status or nobility to uphold "he grinned letting a more playful side of him show his hands coming down to her hips and finger tips coiling slowly about them in that usual fashion that was intent to bring <<
16:58:01Caım Elfhiem : about laughter or squirming, even if she'd grown out of that state of ticklishness he would do it, if only to prove a point that he was feeling at the moment entirely playful. His lips then would move to capture her own briefly before Caim's features softened and his eyes came to rest upon her own. his fingers moving to capture her wrists and pin them above her head " Rae, are you sure you wish this? " he asked finally " To be married, and forced to be with me " he frowned " I know...I am difficult..<<
16:58:19Caım Elfhiem : that there are things I cannot..help " he drew back a bit " are you not...scared? " he said finally -end-
Rajiessa: -Wonderment caressed her thoughts over to the measure that her new found compliance might drive her lover insane, though for his sake she hoped he took the win for what it was and let it go at that. Really that thanks belonged to Mae and the small shows of affections he had lavished upon her. There was an understanding that her presence was often
a disruption to the orderly and this was her…gift…a thank you for his tolerance perhaps. That and she had not lied to say she believed Gaius deserved the chance and if it came at the expense of irritating her, it was a small price to pay. There was also a sense of guilt at how ruthlessly she had laughed at the poor man’s announcement of his
position in regards to her, though defensibly it had been believed to be some practical joke. Still, a heart was in her possession despite what others might say. A softly purred moan of contentment roused to the delicate brush of her lips. Half lidded eyes peering up at him as he crawled atop her, though opening slightly wider as the look upon his
own features was gleamed. Clear confusion scripted upon her features until realization set in, though too late it was to stop it. He would find not a singular thing had changed as she began to regale the room with the silvery tenor of laugher, pure unadulterated joy that left her gasping and squirming beneath him. Her hands unsuccessfully trying =
to stop the assault, squeals of delight rising the longer it lasted only to grow hushed against the press of lips upon her own. Delight and merriment seeming to swirl as an inherent part of those tricolored orbs when he drew back to rest upon her own. So that not even a single sign of resistance was given when he drew her hands up pinning them,
such imagery evoking memories of their night together which seemed now too long past and overdue for repeat. Her features shifted perceptibly so as he confided those seeming insecurities to her and had her hands been free she might have taken his face between those slim digits, as it was she would offer him the only thing that was believed to
matter, a confession of her own.- “My sweetest song, Caim. I would fear to exist without you. Do you not know that before I met you, my world had not rhythm at all and that I have been yours since the first day my eyes did come to rest upon you? Know you not the number of nights I imagined us as this before any knowledge of any
arrangement existed? You and I, no one forces us to do anything. I doubt not that we will be confronted with any number of trials, that we will on occasion vex one another, yet I am confident and secure in the belief we will weather them together. So, I enter into such an arrangement with you of my own volition and with a happy heart to
do so. I love you Caim, deeply so.
17:34:20Caım Elfhiem : He had fears, as a man who'd spent his life committed to a pattern of actions and movements it was not some easy thing to accept an arrangement as thus. But to further the point that he willingly accepted it out of love and adoration was something unknown even to him. Caim had not known the levels of affections others did growing up. Even his own beloved little sister was garnered more love then he due to the fact that Caim would not stand for anything less. It was not until this lovely woman had come to <<
17:36:27Caım Elfhiem : him at such a young age that his heart had any desire for anything more then what he strove and stood for. His hands loosened their hold upon her wrists and his head bowed for a moment as he took time to devour her words, to bring them close and understand them. However he had his own worries and concerns and those multicolored mismatched hues came to rest upon her own " And I you Raejiisa Oririeth, more then you know " his fingers moved to frame her cheek as he considered his words, attempting to decipher<
17:38:01Caım Elfhiem : and understand his own emotions " Beloved, I know my mind and how it works, how i make concessions for you that I do not for others. When we are wed it will perhaps grow easier as life will fully include you " he drew himself back slightly " I am...afraid I will disappoint you, that this life I lead will not be enough for you "he frowned " You are discord and chaos as well as serenity and peace " he drew his knuckle under her jaw and leaned down to press his lips to her chin " Will this life..be enough<<
17:41:22Caım Elfhiem : for you? " he drew his hand against her neck and made to roll back to his side so that he might look upon her seriously " I find that you vex me, but not because you vex me but because I cannot begin to understand why I feel as I do, since our childhood I have always needed you near me, felt ruin and longing when you were gone. " he drew his hand against her stomach" When we first spent the night in embrace all those years ago, I never thought I could have known such silence in my mind " he closed his <<
17:42:37Caım Elfhiem : eyes and sighed " even now...you promote the desire in me to do nothing more then lavish you with affection and lay here in bed. As if the whole of Eonhiem could burn and as long as you were here with me I could let it happen " he delicately gathered her hand " I lead a selfish life...and want nothing more than to horde you among my possessions as you are the only thing in this world that is worth being seen as true perfection " -end-
Raejissa: -Long had she held such sentiments for the man, though insecurities enough of her own had possessed her to refrain from speaking them. Such emboldened words were thus then inspired by their more recent interactions at the bolstering words of Mae, who seemed to be apt at playing the role of cupid no less deftly then she. Caim often was ascribed
to be simple to understand, but she knew better. A very deeply complex man that felt more keenly on things then perhaps he was even willing to admit to. Often burying such things beneath layers of ritual that had in some ways permitted him to ignore what she so plainly could see. It was the reason why she so often struggled to understand
or had difficulty in gauging his temperament when he kept it so deftly held, but aware always that it lurked just beneath the surface. Now, he gifted her with his vulnerability and for such a treasure she wished nothing more than to lavish a shower of kisses upon him for there was to her no greater thing he could offer then this. Her head tilted lightly into
lightly into the caress of those digits as her newly freed hands sought to lightly slip along his sides, carefully tracing as if to memorize every rib he possessed as his words lavished upon her mirrored concerns. Had she not whispered just the day before that she worried to disappoint him? That he might someday come to see her as less and thus unworthy?
Unworthy? She held silent letting him work through his thoughts, aware of what it cost him to speak such things with so much openness. Those tantalizing caresses brief and fleeting, yet coveted and savored. That light linger touch upon her the silk covered expanse of her stomach resonating warmth as her head turned to keep him in view.- You have always been
always been enough for me and the life we will build together will be nothing short of exquisite. Always since my earliest memories of me you have allowed me the freedom and space to be who and what I am…without judgement and without recourse”- a brief pause recalling the time he had found her at a party nearly a year ago, rearranging the little glass
glass figurines in one of the sitting rooms. He had come upon her like a storm pressing her to the window, wrist in hand and looming above her as though might open it wide and toss her out and yet he hadn’t rather kissing her hard and furious only to turn about and leave without a singular word. They’d not spoken for a week after that and when they had
they had it had been all business of course. She smiled deviantly at the memory and corrected herself-“mostly without recourse, though I rather have enjoyed your…corrections.”-she teased him lightly and added almost forlornly the back of her hand rising to her forehead as she in forlorn tones expressed-“Its hopeless…I am completely doomed…”-she
grinned lifting her arm to peer at him from beneath it-“There is no other that understand me as you…no other that has ever understood my nature…only you have and only you have accepted me as I am. It is as if in this life we were made for each other for I never feel entirely myself when you are absent. The day that I learned I would never have to
endure a life without you was the happiest day of my life…they did not understand my joy at the news, but accepted it no less. We have long danced with one another Caim, never saying the things we thought or felt…but here now in this place know with great certainty I would have no other, would accept no other. A life with you is the only prospect I desire.
18:46:22Caım Elfhiem : It was amusing how easily she could easily dash away his concerns with bits of humor, and she earned a small smile as he turned those mismatched and entirely uniquely colored eyes upon her. " The sentiment is shared entirely " he didn't mince his words when it came to her, his fingertips delicately brushed across the length of her shoulder and he would again lean forward to press the softness of his lips to her own his hand remaining where it had been upon her stomach. though eventually it would move to <<<
18:50:00Caım Elfhiem : so that it could draw her body closer to his own. " I have to admit " he said honestly " I was not pleased with the prospect of being forced to marry you " he'd ensure that at this point he would hold her in place and keep her pinned beside him as he considered the way he would word this " I didn't want to be forced to do anything to please the council, They've never been more than a thorn in my side " he drew his head to her shoulder " I never considered marriage, even when I would lay in bed and wonder<<
18:52:41Caım Elfhiem : what it'd be like to awaken next to you" he drew his lips gently to her jaw and closed his eyes " or what it'd be like to fall asleep beside you. " he looked to her " Think me ignorant but I have always been afraid to..." he drew his hand upward to look at it momentarily " I've never thought I would hold the capacity to love or have another, and I've never bothered until you. " he bit his lip softly and sighed " How ignorant I feel, when I think that I was so upset about being forced "he looked into her <<
18:57:11Caım Elfhiem : eyes " and yet now I realize..had they not forced this upon my shoulders, our shoulders...I may not have ever really had you to myself "he delicately drew his hand beneath her robe so he could feel the warmth of her flesh. He was trying to share it was unique to him as he'd truly as she'd come to know he rarely allowed the length of his feelings to show " I have come to realize that...you truly are my perfection. " he delicately stroked her hips with the tips of his fingers. " Rae, " he paused " I <<
18:57:25Caım Elfhiem : " another pause " Stop sleeping in your chamber...your place is here " -end-
19:20:10Rαεנııƨα-Oяıяıεтн : - Soft pleased sounds rumbled in her throat to the delicate caress of his hand her form was drawn near to his own. Hours could pass away in his arms without notice of the passing light nor care for its progress through the sky. Only he mattered in this time and place for a man of such exacting he made no move to withdraw as he shared such thoughts<
19:20:22Rαεנııƨα-Oяıяıεтн : with her and in fact there was a distinct lack of shock at the revelation. In truth, what he said aligned with those trepidations she had possessed. Spoke to the nerves she had confided in Mae, whom had so expertly put them to rest. Though even without her guiding hand she had peered into the depths of the man and believed he cared for<
19:20:29Rαεנııƨα-Oяıяıεтн : her, the tolerances he showed her exceeding anything that might be required of him. The council, of course, was a thorn in everyone side that was their job wasn’t it? To see how meddlesome they could be without inciting revolt as if it were game and perhaps to them it was just that. His defiance at them was not then shocking especially for<
19:20:39Rαεנııƨα-Oяıяıεтн : one who liked things in a certain way, his way. The warm play of his breath upon her skin made it difficult to focus upon the words, yet such was endeavored to be accomplished for such words from his lips were a rare find indeed. She might have told him that there was naught to feel foolish about, often times it was natural instinct to rally <
19:21:02Rαεנııƨα-Oяıяıεтн : against being pressed into a situation whether it was wanted or not, yet such words would never drop from her lips for the touch of his hand on her flesh elicited instead a moan and drew her form to ripple beneath the feather light caresses he offered. A heavy breath pouring from her mouth as her eyes rose to meet his own with the utterance of her<
19:21:19Rαεנııƨα-Oяıяıεтн : name. The corners of her mouth rising lazily pleased. She might have asked him he was certain he wished for such disruptions in his life, but the answer was upon her eyes clear.-“I thought you might never ask.”- she purred instead and stretched her neck shifting lightly so that she might lather upon the brush of a kiss upon his mouth, lingering <
19:21:30Rαεנııƨα-Oяıяıεтн : parting waves that savored the way his moved against her own, exploratory memorizing the sensation of him.-end-
19:33:01Caım Elfhiem : " Oh, you'll be a disruption " he assured her " I will be forced to have to learn how to sleep with someone, awake with them, share space, and a myriad of things that will be an annoyance " he drew his hand higher up her robe letting his finer tips delicately brush just beneath her breast his lips up turning into a slow smile as he continued " However, I will also have the pleasure of having you in my arms, being able to touch you " he leaned forward presisng his lips to the underside of her jaw, a soft <<
19:35:20Caım Elfhiem : playful purr passing from his lips " Have you " he drew his hand across her chest and upward to her neck his lips finding a place to set upon her throat as he thought " Your place however as I said is right here, we are to be married, and let us be honest there is little rule that says we cannot sleep in the same bed, merely in the eye of the public we do not cling to one another like a whore to her current client " he drew his hand from her neck to her chin. This could easily turn from him sharing to him <
19:37:14Caım Elfhiem : taking, he realized the dangerous line of temptation he tread the more he pushed, the closer he came. It was entirely possible he'd forget he was being lazy this day and find himself becoming much more active then he'd intended. Not that he'd mind, but he had promised he wouldn't get out of bed, how was such a thing possible when he knew afterword both of them would end up in the bathe, and likely from the bath back to their chamber. He chuckled at the thoughts and brushed his lips across her neck. She <<
19:39:02Caım Elfhiem : made it more of an issue with the way she shifted and pressed herself against him, the sweet flavor of her lips like a beautiful wine that left him wanting more and more. " beloved, if you continue this course you will find my words slipping in favor of having you at my whims again' -end-