Cari's Dragonborn

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He watched as she slept . Her face looked so peaceful and innocent ,like a little girl's.

It's been two days since their arrival in Markarth and she had been reluctant to go outside . She shook her head every time he asked her to come outside .

She had been silent the whole two days as well . She didn't even speak when spoken to .  He didn't know why .

With his heightened senses he could hear her soft breathing as if it was loud like a Dragon's roar .

A soft smile plays on his lips as he thinks of how she seemed to be shy of him now . Why that was he didn't know ,but he was willing to find out .

Something troubled her as well . He could see that when he looked at her .  He wanted to help her  if she'd just  tell him what was wrong .

He watched as she moved in her sleep ,a soft whimper escaping her lips . This causes him to frown and take a step nearer to her . Bending his knees to sit down on the bed next to her ,he reaches out to touch her hair .

His touch seems to calm her instantly and that makes him wonder if she felt safe whenever he was near .  Running his hand through her hair in a soothing way he decides to lay down beside her ,promising himself that he'll get up again in a bit .

He didn't keep in mind that the peaceful silence of the room would have a calming  effect on him causing him to become drowsy .

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She awoke feeling hot .Something heavy  lay on top of her ,holding her in place so that she couldn't move .   All she could do was lay there hoping that whatever heavy load kept her a prisoner on the bed would move away .

She lay on her side and couldn't even turn around to see if there were someone behind her because that was the only explanation on why she had something heavy on her .

Lifting her head a bit she tries to see what it was ,but all she could see was the warm blanket .

She stiffens when something warm and soft are suddenly pressed behind her ear . It felt like lips .She was so engrossed in that small action that she wasn't even aware that the heavy load that was actually an arm ,tightened slightly before it was removed .

" Good morning ,Cari , ", a very deep  familiar voice whispers quietly in her ear causing her to shiver and she understood that the heavy load was Arnbjorn.

She tries moving again and realises then that her prison had opened to let her free.

Turning around she finds him staring at her with a soft seductive smile playing on his lips .

She stares back feeling her cheeks heat up but tries to ignore it .

" Did you sleep well ?", he asks .

She nods shyly wondering why he slept beside her .

" That's good ,I'll be finishing the jobs for the Jarl today so we might be leaving tomorrow , is that alright ?".

She nods again. His smile broadens as he moves to sit up .

" I have to get ready , are you sure you don't want to leave the house today ?, the air is a bit warmer than usual and you'll love it I'm sure ".

She shakes her head and speaks for the first time in two days ." No, I'm good , I'll stay here where it is safer ,away from all the Namira worshippers ".

His smile falters as he halts slightly at hearing her explanation .

"Now how did she know about them?," he wonders .