It's a warm afternoon out on the Ylissean plains. The sun kissed my skin and my hair shone beautifully. besides me however is a tall dark shadow unaffected by the light: Lon'Qu. I want to get him to lighten up a little with me, he's always cold like that, he's just scared. "Lon'Qu," I say, "Isn't this weather perfect?" he tenses up, he takes a deep breath and sigh. "Y....yes it is... not cold like in Regna Ferox." He brings his head down, the shadow of his hair covers his eyes.
I sigh, you'd think if anyone can break that shell of his it's his wife, and even though I can sometimes, he builds it right up again. How do I calm his nerves more? Think, you're a tactician, you can do this...
I've got it: there are too many people here. When he talks to me openly, it's always when we're alone. In the middle of camp he can hardly look at me, it must be because of everyone else here, the numbers make him nervous! I grab his wrist and he jumps to life, almost swatting his hand away I grab with both back, "Let's go on a date for dinner Lon'Qu, we can watch the sunset." There's a collective awwww from our friends, but when he hears those sounds he growls quietly. He was mad for just a split second, swatting my hands off of his and turning to face me, his eyes were of cold steel ready to strike me down, thank god that was only for a frightened moment. When he locked eyes with me he drew his hands back, giving himself a cold hugs around his stomach. "I... I'm so sorry.... I'd love to go." He blushed and covered his cheeks with his hands. "I'll go get the picnic basket then,... I love you Lon'Qu." He mouths the words under his breath "I love you too," quiet enough that no one else hears.
Lon' Qu unfolds a blanket atop a hill with a perfect view of the sun about to hide behind the mountains. I brought Feroxi cuisine from the market because I wanted him to feel more at home. Mostly meats and dairy, and plenty of figs. "I'm so sorry for earlier.." he said with a sigh, "I was startled... I could have killed you in those mere seconds... if I did, I'd never be able to live with myself... Forgive me?" "I know Lon'Qu. I forgive you. I'm sorry our friends made you nervous, but I knew if I could get you alone you wouldn't be so tense. Did it work?" "Yes, when I'm with you alone I feel a Wyvern-sized burden off of my chest. I feel like I could be closer to you than ever this way." I couldn't help but smile from that, it made me happy, and I leaned on him, no twitches or trying to get away from him. Better than that, he smiled and held my hand. "If only we could be alone like this more often," We both say. He blushes from that, I laugh a little and jokingly say "Jinx."
The Sun was only a sliver on the horizon now, I worried we'd be caught in the cold but Lon'Qu reassured me, holding my hands in his cold battle-worn palms. "I'm used to the cold, but I was um.... I... I brought this extra blanket if you want to maybe..... snuggle?" He blushes red as an apple, adorable, who could say no to that? It was the finest wool he had, he laid back flat and I nuzzled up beside him with an arm around his chest. I couldn't help but want to kiss his cheek, his lightning reflexes caught me closing in for it, instead of moving away like I thought, he met my lips with his. Oh that flushed feeling of heaven that radiated to my soul, it's worth having to break through that shell of his and getting to know how complex he really is. We spent the night counting the stars and holding each other close. We shared constellations we knew from Yllisse and from Regna Ferox. We didn't know how late it drew, and we didn't care. It wasn't until we watched the sunrise in each other's arms that we realized how long we spent. Nothing can replace that night, or any night like it since.
Do you understand why I love such a quiet man now, Morgan?
