"It's beating fast."
"Hmph!" Elisa immediately looked away. "Of course it would, when a Monster is this close."
"Yeah." Mark chuckled, his hand laying flat on her chest. Rested carefully so as not to graze the breasts veiled by her white robe.
She gulped, and he felt something poke his hip.
'Huh?' His hand slowly descended towards her hips, but it was stopped rather quickly.
"What are you doing?" Elisa asked sternly as she held his wrist.
The white-scaled Monster sighed and she let go.
Mark pulled his hand back and let his back rest on the ground once more.
"Always keeping them close, huh?"
"Well..." Elisa pressed her lips. "Yes. Even when sleeping." She answered as she revealed the Timeworn Elven Dagger hidden under her robe. "I'd feel... Naked without them, I guess."
"Mm. Well..." Mark bent his elbows, brought both his hands behind his head, and rested the back of his skull on them. "I quite like you naked."
