Our all night long really just a few hours before the sun reminded us how late we gone to bed.
We didn't really care until.. We heard sounds of life down there..me sticking to his sweaty chest.
" They're up..
" .. Yeah..should we?
" After.."
He was relentlessly moved my hips ..I guess we both missed this..
After he finished in me the tenth time, we crawled under the cover..our sleep just about to start.
" Your training made you quite formidable.."
I smiled, enjoying his compliments and this feeling of being whole once again after..over 100 hours.
" Well, you still won, but I'm closer.."
10-14 wasn't bad..respectable even.
" I'm glad to be home.." his voice and breathing both calmed and evened out. "..I hated those people..worst than in Malai even. Treat people like livestock. "
Well, Insatel was not really different just..had more. And some even got paid. But once freed.. they were free. No history and there are definitely no marks on their flesh like actual cattle.
What a barbaric practice.
" I'm glad you're home... Alexander becoming over enthusiastic, and Eli wants to create her own style of martial arts.. "
" Hmm.. sounds good.."
He wasn't there anymore.. " Sleep, my love.."
" You..
" No.. I won't leave. Even if you wake up, don't leave without me."
" Promises, promises.."
I had the first good morning sleep in days...
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His arms almost suffocated me, and that was the only reason I woke up.
My nose got smushed, and my husband was sleeping like a baby with his mouth open.
I removed his arm and rested on it.
The window told me it wasn't afternoon since it was still light outside.
It took a second, but the buzzing from downstairs was actually pretty loud as well.
I rolled off the bed, landing on all fours like a cat.
I was debating waking him up, but he had a long journey behind him. He should rest.
Downstairs, even those previously missing in the morning like Lucian and Alexander were eating lunch huddled together with Carlos.
" Morning all.. Carlos? Where is Mother? "
He looked up satisfied..Eww..
" She is resting..her nervous the last few days and running the tavern really wore her down. "
Riiiiight...
" I see... " with the mental image already getting to me, I finished thinking about the topic.
Anna was running around inside, chasing non-existent butterflies Cintia made for her.
" You don't have to always entertain them.."
I felt bad sticking her with babysitter duties unintentionally.
She shook her head and kept those glowing eyes at her craft. " It's more like training.. please don't worry. I love kids.."
She sounded sad at the end there...with her heart given to another women kids of their own are a dream. They can adopt like Zephyr did with Ilianna, but those kind of instant bonds didn't happen that often.
Either way, her road towards her family of her own won't be as easy as others.
" ...and they love you. You and Nifa will make wonderful parents one day. "
Nifa walked behind her wife, stealing a kiss.
" That's for sure.."
Eleanor was missing, so I've turned to master brother in law.
" Where? "
He was getting sharper proven how fast he understood. " She practices with Demelza outside. She's really dedicated.. also wants to talk to Big Brother when he wakes up. "
Ahh..the Wold style about be born.
" Zephyr should be..he is up when his up. No one disturbs him. "
I walked over to Miranda and took some of her much improved cooking. " Have you two...hmm? "
" Yep, for hours.. Thank you for the food. "
I escaped her perverted smile. She needs a man as well.
To many women like her and my mother, I am still around living harder lifes than they deserve.
" It's insane to think more than a hundred people marching in this weather. "
I looked outside, followed Nifas gaze, and agreed that even without the snow, the winds chilled you to the bone.
" Don't worry...Zeph and myself done everything humanly possible to make their journey comfortable and, most importantly, safe. " Carlos reinstated what they told last night.
" Almost a hundred soldiers, some with families their own protecting them also another hundred of the finest holy archers who were warned by Zephyr to help if needed. "
Well, still..as someone who travelled a lot lately in wagons much more comfortable than the norm, I understood somewhat how difficult they must have it.
" Is it true the infirmary being used? Vistellia has a lot to do today or so, I was told by Seline that old man Metill went helping her along with her apprentice. "
He changed his tone now when saying mothers name. He looked ..lighter. Refreshed even.
I will have to do my best later with my mother..retelling all about it. The Eww..
We all looked at Lucian..the responsible.
He played it off. " It's nothing... they just have trouble adjusting to my..ideas. "
His damn ideas somehow involved people rolling on the ground a lot..and doing.. well, kicks one shouldn't attempt unless an appropriate blessing like the ability to fly.. or at least hover paired with them.
" You need to tone it down, young Lucian..it's injuring the man..also.." Alexander was ready to push him over the edge.
His fingers waved back and forth. " Leader little brother won't like it .."
Poor boy tried to disappear but not before attacking back. " You like to talk about things he won't like? How about injuring the man emotionally..you need to stop being so harsh on the others and their performance! "
" How the hell are we supposed to become a worthy fighting force if our soldiers can't take some light criticism!? HOW!? "
Their back and forth about passing blame intensified spurred on by an innocent question.
" So yeah..thanks to that..people keep injuring themselves light stuff, ankle sprains, bruises, someone broke a toe. Enough to keep them from training for a few days. "
I took over the explanation while eating some pasta.
" I see a new style is hard to build..even from solid foundation. How on earth does he know so much about that particular kind of combat. "
Zephyr was just as baffled as it happened.
Everyone felt amazed when they saw him performing his craft because, as far ask kicking and kicking knowing how came with very different results.
" Well.." I looked outside through our family portrait where the training of Eleanor was conducted. " ..he might not have to build it alone. "
I finished my food and took my gear handing outside for a few practice shots.