Moths and Flames

Game Master Signore di Fortuna

Standing and taking up her staff, Lysithia stretches. "Yeah, in the morning there will likely be a wagon headed back to town"

Kelda nods, "Yeah, there should be. I'm hoping that either we'll get really lucky and run into a couple of people willing to help out on our way out of town, or along the way to Cooperton. I just don't want anyone put in unnecessary danger if we can avoid it."

Once everyone has everything together, they head back to the Mystic Moon. When they reach the Inn, Kelda bids Lup a good night and goes with Lysithia to their room. Wondering if it had two beds or one, since she didn't think to ask. The thought of possibly sharing the bed with someone else, has her slightly blushing as she unlocks the door to their shared room.

Astoria nods in agreement. "He wasn't clear on when we were going to be needed either. So I was thinking of looking for other work in the meantime."

"Right, sorry, lost track of how many inns we've been to."

Before getting back to the inn.

"That's okay." Kelda responds, "I'm sure it's been a long day for all of us."

Lup nods. "The stew was good though."

"Yes, the food was very good. Have a good night Lup. See you in the morning."

Once they return to the inn, Lysithia takes a deep breath, as Kelda unlocks the door, feeling...not quite nervous...she doesn't actually know what to call it.

"Night, don't let the Owlbears bite." Lup says in farewell as he heads to his room.

After bidding Lup a goodnight as well, Kelda headed to the room with Lysithia.

Not really understanding the fluttering feeling in her stomach, Kelda unlocks the door and steps inside their room, holding the door open for Lysithia as she does so.

After Lysithia enters, she closes the door behind them and locks it, before looking around the room.

I forgot to ask if it has one bed, or two....

Kelda opens the door and sees that there is only one bed in the room. It is large enough to accommodate two people. There is a dresser with a tray of cheeses and a small bottle of wine sitting on top. A covered chamber pot sits in an alcove off to the side. The blue curtains are decorated with silver stars sewn into them. The room is illuminated by a lantern sitting next to a bedside table.

Lup's room is exactly the same.

Feeling a warmth rise to her cheeks as Kelda holds the door open for her, Lysithia walks into the room, taking it all in as Kelda closes and locks the door behind them.

"It's...cozy." she says with a wry smile, leaning her staff against the wall, "...uhm, the wine and cheese is a pleasant surprise."

She looks over at Kelda to see her thoughts on things.

"What the?" Lup remarks before walking over to the wine and cheese. "Oooookay..." he thinks aloud, obviously confused. "Do they expect me to drink a whole bottle in one night? What did that dwarf tell them?"

"True enough, probably not tha worst idea," Celanna responded as she likewise sat on the edge of the bed and took her boots off.

@GM - Is there a washtub and/or a privacy screen in this room?

I'm gonna have to wait till my lunch to respond. I need time to consider how I'm going to respond.

And it's a small bottle of wine Lup. Not like you'd be going out anywhere else anyways. ;oP

Kelda takes a moment to take it all in, "Yeah, I'm not used to staying at such fancy places. I've never stayed somewhere that puts out refreshments in their rooms. I can't really say that I'm not enjoying it though. It looks like just the right amount to share, so would you like some before we go to...before we rest for the night?" Catching herself, the pink in her cheeks darkens slightly.

Going to the bed she sits and starts to remove her boots. Sighing as her feet touch the floor, she takes great care in removing the armor that looks like it was made especially for her, and fits so that her movements are barely restricted. Setting her armor on a chair, she leans her hammer against it.

Going to her bag, she takes out an extra shift, and changes into it while standing behind the bed to slightly obscure her from Lysithia's view. She wasn't sure why she felt so nervous with the druidess, alone in their room, but there was also a kind of excitement that had her heart fluttering in her chest. She couldn't remember ever having these feelings before, and wasn't quite sure what to do with them.

@Celanna: Just a privacy screen made with thick cloth.

I'm from the south, a small bottle of wine isn't that small XD

Lol

There's only enough wine for a normal sized goblet. This inn isn't
that generous.

Gotcha, teeny tiny bottle

Removing his traveling clothes and armor Lup happily delights on the cheese and wine before kneeling down to check under his bed. Afterwards he crawls into the covers and falls fast asleep.

Slipping her boots off as they talk, Lysithia finds a bit of warmth rising to her face at Kelda's almost choice of words. "I think that would be a very nice way to end the day."

As Kelda begins to remove her armor, the druidess decides to do the same, standing up and carefully removing her vine entwined, thorn studded armor, and laying it out on the floor, finding herself having to resist the urge to look over he shoulder as Kelda changes.

Having grown up in the druid commune, she herself had no qualms about nudity, but she respected Kelda's shyness, in fact, she found it adorable and definitely shared the nervous excitement she couldn't quite explain.

Pulling a shift out of her pack, she pulls it on, for her companion's sake, before kneeling over her armor and softly chanting a druidic incantation, waving her hands over the armor as a light drizzle seems to fall from her hands onto her armor, the vines, hungrily drinking up the liquid as she fully saturates her armor.

"I'll come sit with you in a minute, the vines and thorns that are a part of my armor are actually alive. I need to water them every day. By morning it will be dry as the vines will have drank up all the water."

Kelda can't help but watch as Lysithia removes the strange armor. She had never seen living armor before and it fascinated her, as did Lysithia.

Coming out from behind the bed, she starts undoing her braids as she watches Lysithia care for her armor. Sitting on the bed as she finishes undoing her hair, the dark red wavy mane of hair falls nearly to her waist, her bangs hanging halfway over her eyes. Tucking some of her hair behind her ear, she looks from the armor to Lysithia, "Wow, I've never seen living armor before. That's pretty neat. It looks pretty prickly, but I guess you get used to it huh?"

One quarter the size at only half the price!

Astoria begins working on her own shoes before speaking up. "Then we can review the boards tomorrow. I'm sure there is still plenty of interesting work to go around."

"It's pretty carefully designed so that the thorns grow outward, but, you definitely learn to put it on and take it off carefully after the first few times" Lysithia replies with a chuckle.

Finishing watering her armor, she stand up, turning to walk back over to the bed, her breath catching for a moment at Kelda's flowing dark red hair, for a moment imagining how silky it must feel, and blushing as a result.

"Moving to sit beside her new companion, she reaches for the tray, bringing it over to the bed. Doesn't seem like they included glasses, I'm fine drinking from the bottle if you are."

Kelda turns slightly sideways on the bed, with her legs tucked up underneath her, so she can face Lysithia. Blushing slightly from the way Lysithia was looking at her, she nods.

"I'm fine with sharing the same bottle. I'm sorry if I seem a bit awkward. I've never shared a room with anyone before, let alone a...a bed. I was an only child, so I never had to share my room with anyone, and even when I studied at the temple, I had my own room. I'm fine with sharing....with you though." She can feel the heat coming to her cheeks as she stumbles through a clumsy attempt to get to know more about the fascinating Druidess.

Just making sure you saw my post.^

Lysithia smiles, brushing a bit of her hair back as she moves up onto the bed, turning to face Kelda.

"Me too...I mean..I'm happy to be here right now, sharing this with you...I'm happy to be here." she says a bit awkwardly, ending up giggling at tripping over her tongue.

Popping the cork on the bottle she quickly takes a sip, looking up with a smile. "To new beginnings" she says softly with a smile, handing the bottle to Kelda.

First off, ignore discord. I posted that seconds before you just pisted. It had been a little bit since hearing from you last, so like the paranoid person I am, I started worrying that something had happened to you guys. I'm just glad you're okay. I know I get freaked out way too easily, but there's a lot of crazy $#it going on in the world right now, and I'm just a natural born worrier....well, about people I care about anyways. ;o)

Letting out a sigh of relief at not being the only one who felt awkward and nervous, she returns the smile while taking the bottle from Lysithia.

"To new beginnings." She says with a smile, before taking her own sip of wine. Passing the bottle back to Lysithia, she nibbles on a piece of cheese. "So, tell me a little more about what it was like where you grew up, and what it was like living with the other druids." She wanted to learn as much about her new friend as she could before it was time to sleep. She was pretty sure they would hit the ground running tomorrow, and wouldn't have much time for these simple pleasures.

”Well let’s see…” Lysithia says, taking a piece of cheese and clearly enjoying it. ”I originally grew up in Goddefgarwch when I was little, an elven enclave across the river, but one that was much more open than Cyfrinach, so being half-elf wasn’t really that big of a deal. Between my parents I spent about an equal amount of time between there and the forest that is home to the Dragon’s Ring, learning about nature, and just pretty much existing really. Once I started studying the Green Faith, learning how nature ties everything and everyone together…it made everything come alive…more of a calling I suppose.” she says, a sparkle of light dancing in her amber eyes.

Taking another sip, she passes the bottle back to Kelda. ”After that I spent a lot of time learning magic, about the land, and animals, and trees…learning to fully experience the life around me.”

"Sorry, I'm not really used to talking about myself....how about you? Tell me about yourself" she says smiling at her lovely companion.

Taking the bottle back from Lysithia, she finishes off the last couple of sips, and sets it aside as she listens to her talk about what growing up was like for her. She takes another piece of cheese and enjoys it as much as she enjoys Lysithia's company.

When Lysithia asked her to talk about herself, she stutters a little at first.

"Me? Ummm....well, there's not much really. I grew up in Vorota, where most of the Dwarves have lived for a long time. You already met my parents. They're pretty well known for their smithing. My Da makes weapons, and my ma makes armor. They actually made my Hammer and armor for me. I think they were kind of hoping I would take over the family business one day....but, I just wasn't that interested in smithing. I was far more interested in the goings on at our Temple of Torag. Once I discovered I had some divine abilities, I decided to devote myself to the temple and became a Warpriestess of Torag. When the soldiers started leaving, I took up patrols with the few that remained...but that's pretty much what I've been up to....until recently that is. I want to help make this valley safe again for everyone that lives here. This is my home, and I don't want to see it destroyed, or plundered for whatever resources some greedy bastards can get out of it. I have to start somewhere. That's what I decided when I ran into him at the job board. He looked so desperate, I just couldn't ignore his plea for help. I also know I can't do it alone, and so....here we are. Sorry...I guess that was a bit afterall." She quickly pops another piece of cheese in her mouth to help quiet herself. She didn't know why she wa dcx spilling everything to someone she just met, but it did make her feel better to talk about it.

Wow.....sorry that got so long.

"Nothing to be sorry about! I like learning more about you. I really admire your passion...for...for helping people, and wanting to make the valley safe. It's rare to meet someone who's as impressive on the inside as they are on the outside. she says quietly, taking a deep breath as if realizing the wine had loosened her tongue a bit, then popping a piece of cheese in her mouth, and chewing, all the while flushed.

Kelda's cheeks darken to a deep rose color as she finishes the last piece of cheese, "I like getting to know you too. I...I don't think I'm that special...I'm just doing what I was trained to do. I mean...anyone else who loves their home would do the same. Right?"

Kelda starts leaning in a little closer without even realizing it, "You have the most beautiful eyes." She softly whispers, the wine having relaxed Kelda, after the ale at dinner, she can't seem to help herself as she gently brushes the hair out of Lysithia's eyes, her thumb lingering for just a moment on her companions cheek.

Man....not even a whole day. That has to be some kind of record. Why are all my characters such gooey romantic, relationship junkies? Lol

Lysithia feels it, the pull that draws her closer to Kelda, peering into the dark green eyes that somehow make her feel as at home as the forest. The softly whispered words are the loveliest thing she has ever heard, and the gentle touch of her cheek carries its own magic. "I was thinking the same thing about you...you're unlike anyone I've ever met Kelda."

Instinctively, she brings a hand up, running her fingers through Kelda's hair, as she feels her own heart racing. Abandoning herself to her instincts rather than the thoughts racing around her head, she leans in closer, softly kissing her companion's lips in a single breathtaking moment.

Anything else she might of had to say, was lost as Lysithia's lips fond her own. The kiss ignites something in Kelda that she has never felt before, and as she returns the kiss with an equal fiery passion, she brings her other hand up behind Lysithia's neck. Softly stroking her smooth skin, while giving added support as her body just seems to melt into her new found love's embrace.

Even though she had a little to drink, Kelda knew that her feelings for Lysithia were true, and stronger than anything she had ever felt for anyone else that she knew so far.

Already on the bed, Kelda wraps her arms around Lysithia and pulls her down gently toward the bed. The next hour or so is spent in absolute bliss, as she shows Lysithia just how special she thinks she is.

Lysithia abandons herself to her emotions, reveling in the rapture that is their exploration of each other. She eagerly returns every ounce of passion the Kelda expresses, savoring their beautiful expression of the joy to be found in life.

Afterwards, Kelda lies next to Lysithia, her heart still pounding in her chest as she starts to come down from an amazing experience.

She had never felt anything so....she didn't know what to call it. Her whole body was still tingling from their time together and she had never felt so alive.

Kelda laid quietly against Lysithia as they basked in the aftermath of their lovemaking, as she lets the whole experience sink in. She didn't know how or why this had happened, but it didn't feel wrong, and she wasn't sure that she would ever feel this way about anyone else.

With her head on Lysithia's chest, and an arm draped over her, Kelda lets out a contented little sigh, "Wow....that was just...wow. You are so amazing and beautiful, passionate and gentle. I...I've never done anything like that before....with anyone. I really...I wasn't trying to make anything like that happen, but I'm not sorry it did. How...how are you feeling?" She asks, the nervousness apparent in her voice.

Astoria begins working on her own shoes before speaking up. "Then we can review the boards tomorrow. I'm sure there is still plenty of interesting work to go around."

*prods Celanna*

Laying blissfully beside Kelda, Lysithia basks in the afterglow, every inch of her body singing with sensation. The warmth of Kelda's body pressed against hers, the feeling of her strong arm draped across her was everything, comfort, safety, satisfaction...there was nowhere in the world she wanted to be at this moment, and no one else she would rather be with.

Running her fingers through Kelda's hair she hums happily. "You're incredible...so alive and intense and affectionate and..just perfect. I wasn't planning any of that either." she says with a hint of wry amusement. "But I'm definitely glad it did, and the way I feel around you, I couldn't imagine not....wanting you in my arms. I feel pretty amazing."

Kelda is relieved to hear her say that, and expels a breath she didn't even know she was holding.

Giving her a kiss on the cheek as she pulls the blankets up around them, "I'm so glad to hear you say that because....because I feel the same way too. I didn't even think I was looking for anything like this yet...and...I've been so used to being alone, that I guess I wasn't expecting to fall for someone so quickly...." She pauses to look deep into Lysithia's eyes, and sees so much warmth, love, and life there, that it makes her start feeling tingly all over again, "I've never felt anything even close to this for someone else before. I don't know what I did to deserve meeting someone as amazing as you, but whatever it was, I'm definitely grateful for it....and you. I...I can't imagine being with anyone else."

Kelda pauses again, unsure of how to put into words what she's thinking. Feeling such strong emotions that she's not used to, Kelda takes a deep breath and tries again, "I'm sorry, I'm not very good at sayin' things sometimes. What I'm trying to say is, I really care about you in a way even I don't fully understand, and I was wondering, that is if you're okay with it, and you want to....do you think you might want to consider having a relationship with me....like, where we just have these intimate moments together? I know I would like to get to know you on a more personal basis." Kelda turns a deep crimson as she stumbles badly over her poor attempt at asking Lysithia if she would like to be in a committed relationship with her as her girlfriend.

I'm sorry that turned out so long. I really was having trouble with the wording, and my character....bless her heart, she just doesn't know how to say what she's feeling. She was so caught off guard, and I swear I wasn't planning for any of that to happen. I just hope Nick is okay, cuz we haven't heard from him in a while.

"Yeah maybe," Celanna answered offhandedly. Her mind was still focused on the east, hoping she wouldn't have another nightmare.

"Great. We should probably get some rest then." Astoria stands and moves to slip into her sleepwear for the night.

Getting cozy under the blankets, Lysithia gazes back into Kelda's eyes, her heart filling with what she sees reflected in them. "I would love that. I would love to get to know you better, and have more..intimate moments with you Kelda. I'm so happy that I met you. I can barely put into words how I feel."

Kelda smiles, I'm really happy I met you too." Kelda snuggles up to Lysithia under the covers and yawns, as her eyelids start feeling heavy.

"I think we should get some rest now." She says, before another yawn escapes.

" I agree," Lysithia replies, the yawn quickly becoming contagious. "Sweet dreams...I know mine will be." she says, snuggling up with Kelda as her eyelids grow heavy.

"Mmmhmmm....night...sweet..." Kelda softly mumbles as she drifts off to sleep.

The night passes uneventfully, save for Lup who dreams of the Owlbear King. You awaken to the sound of rain falling onto the ground.