Eternal Beasts

Returning to the Path of Destiny

It was several hours later, perhaps an hour or so before dawn was to arrive, that Sioned felt the last of her latest orgasm ease its hold on her body and she relaxed enough to slowly fall forward onto Jared's chest. Where she sighed in satiated happiness as his arms went around her.

"You are so very good to me, baby," she hoarsely whispered, nuzzling up into his neck but not wanting to move and disturb how their bodies were currently and intimately connected.

"I have never felt so incredible in my entire life!"

"Good," Jared replied, a little breathless himself. "It's what you deserve, my beautiful mageborn lover."

"Mm, yes, my handsome man. I deserve you."

They cuddled for several more long minutes before Sioned groaned in annoyance.

"You okay?" Jared asked, looking up at her. Sighing, the heart-stoppingly beautiful woman nodded.

"Just some damage control and a need to use the bathroom," she said, leaning in to kiss him deeply for a long moment. "You are not a small man, my love. You gave my insides quite the stirring!"

"Sorry, Sioned. I was trying to be careful, with it being your first time ..." Jared began to apologize before the mageborn woman's fingers were lovingly pressed against his lips.

"You absolutely were careful, my darling man, and I love you for it. I loved everything that we did together, and what you did to me," Sioned said, kissing the backs of her fingers still pressed to his lips. "I felt cherished and honored every moment I was in your arms. But reality is reality. I'll need to experience your love several more times before you don't leave a bit of a mess behind."

"Sorry," Jared said against her fingers after kissing them.

"Mm." She moved her fingers to kiss him again. "I'm not. Be right back!" Then she was rolling out of bed to lightly step to the bathroom, the privacy curtains appearing to make her disappear inside.

When she came out a few minutes later, feeling a little more comfortable, Sioned frowned to find her bed empty. Then the sound of earthenware being moved around in her kitchen nook pulled her attention there. Where she found Jared standing in his small clothes putting together a wooden tray filled with pieces of fruit, cheese and dried meat, along with a stoneware pitcher of water and two cups.

The big man smiled as he felt Sioned's naked body press up against him.

"Hey, you," he said. "Everything okay?"

"Yup," Sioned said, kissing his back. And in doing so, felt under her lips one of the many scars his experience in the necromancer's torture pit had left him, a discovery that just made her want to hold him tight forever and keep him safe. Instead, she forced herself back to lightness.

"Whatcha doing?"

"Hey. You using Earthspeak on me, now?" Jared said with a chuckle, looking over his shoulder at her. Where she quickly nodded.

"Your fault. You opened that door," she said breezily.

"You got me there," he replied with a dry laugh. "As for what I'm doing, considering that we've both used up some resources memory building, I thought we could use a bite to eat and something to drink."

"Mmm," she said, reaching around him to pluck out a piece of fruit from the pile he had built in a bowl and pop it into her mouth. "So thoughtful! And that's why I am falling in love with you more and more, good sir! I'll take the water if you want to carry the tray. Back to bed we go!"

It was nearly an hour after that that found the tray on the floor, the earthenware mugs of water empty and on the night table and the two cuddled with the blankets roughly gathered around them after another round of slow and careful lovemaking.