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OOM All Skate Skellig Dream Magic Weirdness -Part Seven

It turns out that 'guarding the lair' involves more than just staying in one place. Kreyu has a goal today of scouting outside their borders, looking for possible trouble.

Given that Skellig can't speak the local language, yet, they're not trying to pass as locals. Skellig is just wearing a kilt as they stalk through the forest.

The wilderness is truly wild here, only barely touched by humans. Beasts of all kinds live in these woods, wolves, deer, boars, birds, rabbits, and more.
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"She will benefit from your guidance," he says firmly. "That I know for certain."

Once he is dry enough that he feels as if he would be able to fly without issue, he looks to her and the glances toward her bag which rests on a rock nearby.

"Did you at least manage to get enough for us before I interrupted with..." He waves a hand towards the water's edge. "...my mess?"
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"I would have done more, but the need to get rid of the Dark was...pressing."

Even with how harshly he sent Light energy flooding out into the surrounding area as he'd stepped outside the front door, he knows there are places he likely missed.

He tips his head firmly towards her hand, nuzzling her palm in a way that is much more "owl and beast" than it is human. Something in her words strikes him hard, deep in his chest, centered in his soul.

"Please."

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"I will do that," he says. His mind is slightly on autopilot as he moves about the space, and even if his nerves are being slow to relax, his muscles and body are showing visible signs of improvement. Skellig gathers up a fresh kilt, another cloth to dry himself, and then takes his leave - pressing a kiss to her hair in silent gratitude as she works to continue unpacking.

He isn't long in the hot spring, but does take a few moments to collect his thoughts, tries to organize them even just slightly.

"She would never spit upon you," he mutters quietly to himself as he wipes away the salt. "You are better than that. Worth more than that. Not a freak."

There is a sting behind his eyes that threatens, but he allows it to fade as he finishes cleaning up his body of the salt, collecting his thoughts a moment before he returns to 'their' section of the Lair, their nest, which is becoming more familiar and a comfort. He can smell some of the Chai tea as he enters, spots a cup waiting for him on the table.
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"When it comes to food, especially after a long day such as this...I am not adverse to cheating."

The sense of joy and Karma and Light and love are enough to bring a smile to his face, one that actually MIGHT reach his eyes. It appears to him as if she has everything under control, so he perches in his chair, pulls the mug closer to him.

"They smell amazing," he adds.
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"I do like blackberries," Skellig responds with a nod, adjusting his 'perch' so that he is close to her while eating. The tarts are comfortable in temperature to eat without having to wait - and he is still feeling a bit drained from earlier.

After a few bites:

"I suppose I like most things, if only because I did not have the ability to be picky, Before."
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"I would appreciate your help," he says, before adding: "It will feel good to have your hands on my skin."

Bringing a hand up to the side of his neck, he rubs gently at the area that he angered earlier - it does not hurt now, not after she had healed the irritated skin with her Karma. But the memory lingers.

"Thank you," he adds. "For taking hold of my hands. I was not...I was not thinking, I simply felt...dirty."
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"I could not see myself harming you," he says. "Unless I was truly detached. If I ever were to fight you, please...do not hesitate to put me in my place for my own good."

Skellig tries to match her smile with one of his own, and it partially works.

"Your touch is always a pleasure," he says. "Even just the simple contact of your skin against mine, we do not even have to be doing anything..." He leans over slightly as if to demonstrate, his upper arm meeting hers. "And it soothes my soul."
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That is not exactly what he requested, but he is much too tired to argue the semantics of it. He starts in on a second tart, crunching the dough happily - these really are quite good, and he is honestly just grateful for the food itself.

"If that is something you need to do," he says. "I would not mind it if I was to sleep alone, while you all rested together. I could manage well-enough."
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"I was able to find a decent spot to rest upon your scales," he points out. "Even in times when we were not cheating with spells. I would have slept upon you while we were on the beach, if not for fear of my safety should you roll over unexpectedly."

He shoots her a slightly sidelong look.

"You are cute when you roll around, though."
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"I am..." he lifts his shoulders slightly "...not anyone else."

His accompanying smile is a bit broader, not quite a grin but very close. "It is just...you allowing yourself to be free, move without consideration for what you might look like, just wanting to feel good. I can tell it pleases you to do so...and your energy is quite joyful, in some moments. It is...cute."
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"I will admit I am quite fond of this shape of yours also," he says, bringing his hand up to meet hers and weaving their fingers loosely together. "But for reasons other than being fearful of breaking you."

Now his smirk is a little wicked, playful.

He plucks a blackberry from one of the tarts, it is softened by the baking process but still 'solid' enough to pull free, and pops it into his mouth. A soft sound of pleasure follows from his lungs.

"Perhaps even better than the ones before."
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"Figs? I am unfamiliar with those," he says with a curious tilt of his head - and he leans ever so slightly to pluck the blackberry from her fingertips.

If he lightly kisses her fingertips in the process? Purely accidental, of course!

"I would like to try them."
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"If I have had them, then I did not know what they were called," he says. "But I trust your judgement and I am certain I would enjoy them."

He likes that little shiver from her, that look of want that crosses her features when his lips make contact with her skin.

"Gonna make me work for it," he muses playfully. "I see how it is."

The kiss to her fingertips is longer after he plucks this blackberry from her grasp, and he brings up his hand to gently catch her wrist in his grasp - this allows him to suck lightly at the tip of one finger, tease it with his tongue just barely.
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