Things had been a little different since Scylla had returned north to be with them again. The den became crowded with her and Albi, not that he was complaining. He was cycled back into regular patrol shifts a bit ago but he wasn't ready to drop his promise to his sister of taking a few days off from the duties of the pack. It wasn't necessarily easy for him to ask, but for her he'd do anything. He took every opportunity she gave him to continue their growing deeper relationship, easier to indulge in at night even with sharing their space with Albi and Scylla. He obviously wasn't very outward and boastful about it, but he honestly couldn't help himself some nights when they cuddled. He was at least sure their other siblings wouldn't have been bothered if they knew given the way Scylla acted with him.

They still had some of the day to explore, that's what he assumed his sister would like to do at least. He carried a couple of rolled up pelts strapped around his shoulders and a few other supplies to start a fire as they made their way a little north of where they called home now. He led the way more inland from a river that ran down the the borders of Elysium. It became exceedingly shallow once they reached the forests where they could cross without barely getting a toe wet. He crossed the river, reaching his paw forward and offering it to Ruse who certainly didn't need it but the gesture was musing. He'd let her take more of the lead once they came across the borders. "It makes me miss the tropics of the Isle." He commented about the water but overall the weather in general. He may have born in Ashen, but all he remembered of his life was the island they grew up on in Auster and he especially loved swimming in the ocean waters there. To be with the rest of his siblings was stronger than his distaste of the cold. With a wave of his paw he offered humorously, "Wherever you want to go princess."

"Cerberus"

True to his word, Cerberus did eventually take some time off so that the two of them could spend time alone and Ruse was very happy for the chance to both go out and explore and to be alone with Cerberus. She had grown quite accustomed to having the den alone with Cerberus, but with Scylla’s return and with her and Albion joining them in the space it did make the cave feel a bit more cramped. She loves her siblings and the good news Scylla brought about their father was such a relief, but she did kind of wish it was just the two of them in the space again.

She could at least take advantage of this time she had with Cerberus to get his one on one attention. They found a point to cross the river as they moved north and she grinned a little as he offered his help to cross. Even though she didn’t really need it, she still accepted the help regardless because it was just a sweet thing that was very Cerberus. The further north they walked the colder it became, the winter weather exasperating the cooler temperatures of the region. “Agreed,” she replied to Cerb’s comment about missing the tropical isle they were raised on. She often missed their former home, especially when it was as cold as it was now, but she was adapting better to it than she originally would have expected.

Once they were past the river that ran along part of Elysium’s border, Cerberus gestured for her to take the lead and earned a playful glare from her as he called her “princess”. Striding forward as she chose a direction, she eagerly took in the sights of the north from the tall evergreens to the rocky cliffs that dropped off toward a cold looking shore at the bottom. She didn’t have a particular destination in mind, she simply let a path open before them and followed it. Eventually that brought them to the edge of a huge valley where the water from the ocean had moved inward and she stood at the edge of the cliff looking down at the Polar Sound with a fascinated grin. She started looking along the edges, looking for a spot where they could get down to the bottom and her answer came in the form of a ridge that formed a natural path. “Over there,” she said with a gesture of her paw before starting to work her way down carefully.

"Rusalka Alondra Klein"

He followed along after her more than willingly, enjoying just the walk and the travel to wherever they would be laying their heads tonight. With the quietness of the forests and water below, it seemed all other life had taken shelter as the temperatures dropped the farther north they went. That was no problem with him, he wasn't looking forward to any mishaps that could happen on their journey and he was expecting just his time here with Ruse, no one else.

They started their descent into the sound, a place he had never seen before. He had ventured around the top plains and forests while he was out hunting, but he had never went looking for a trail that went further into the northern lands. There was no need to wander that far from home or at least into the regions he didn't care much for. Most predators and prey didn't linger where the temperatures changed, which was good for them he supposed.

He was careful to watch her as they made their way down the mountain path that was not much different than their new home on Alias but still not the same. He wasn't on edge but he was ready to jump forward and grab his sister if she slipped or lost her footing. He was not expecting the sights once they reached the bottom, like a hidden jewel so close to home he'd never known to look for. The mountain ranges provided a wall for the gusty winds of the ocean, but they could still be heard from here. When they reached the bottom he started for an area close to the cliffs for a little more shelter from the outside, unloading the things they brought and starting to set up a little camp. He took a moment to admire her, not really intentionally but he wasn't embarrassed to notice himself doing so. He'd wonder if she wanted to use any more daylight to find something to explore before they finally settled down here.

"Cerberus"

They had gotten a small glimpse of what was to come from the top of the cliff, but when they did finally finish picking their way down the narrow path the shielded expanse of valley really presented itself to them and she gasped softly with awe at the view. It wasn't quite as cold down here now that they were out of the worst of the wind and this seemed to be where the pine trees and short shrubbery of the north could really thrive. Cerberus took the lead for a bit in finding them a sheltered spot to set up their camp and she helped with getting everything arranged, but she kept stealing glances at the wide inlet that let out into the ocean and the thin waterfalls that ran down to the water below from the sides of the valley. While she did prefer the warm, tropical weather of their former home, she was throughly enjoying exploring the north. There was nothing like this back in Auster and she couldn't wait to see what else they could find in this part of Boreas.

As they finished setting up camp, she was looking out toward the valley ahead of them before she looked back over her shoulder at Cerberus and realized his eyes were on her and not on the scenery at all. Her ears perked a bit with the realization and a grin pulled at her lips, her tail wagging gently behind her. "Quite a view, huh?" she teased as she turned to face him, a playful grin across her muzzle. If there was one thing that she enjoyed more than exploring and taking in the sights it was the attention Cerberus gave her. Going out and exploring with him really was the best of her favorite things and she couldn't have asked for a better way to spend the day together. Giggling softly, she closed the small gap between them to press a light kiss to his lips, peering up at him with a smile. "Lets go see if there's anything else interesting to see here before we get too distracted," she insisted with another grin before she turned and started to make her way down to the edge of the water–but not before she lightly flicked the end of her tail under his chin as she went.

Refocusing her attention on their surroundings, at least for a little while longer, Ruse went down toward the edge of the water, but before the got there she spotted a cluster of animals that were lounging on the rocky edge. "Seals!" she said in a whisper to Cerberus, keeping behind some of the plant life and shrubs so they wouldn't disturb the basking, blubbery animals. She had never seen seals before, but they were one of the many animals she had gotten descriptions of from her mother in the endless stories of the world outside of the island they were raised on when she was a pup. Now she was old enough to go out and see all of these things for herself. She was glad to have Cerberus to see it all with, but there was a little bit of bitter sweetness to it as she thought of her parents and how long it had been since she had seen them. Scylla had brought the news that their father was doing better, but she still didn't know when she would get to see them again. "We'll get to see the rest of our family again soon, right?" she asked quietly, glancing away from the seals to look up at her brother.

"Rusalka Alondra Klein"

He kept his eyes on her just for those few seconds as she had mentioned the view, a small grin turned up on his maw before he looked up at the mountain cliffs above and around them. "Yeah, sure is." Maybe hinting at her, but at least his eyes were looking around them too. He wasn't blind like some boys would be, to their surroundings that was. Some guys would come down into the hidden area of the sound here and shrug their shoulders. Cerb was a lot more observant and grateful for what he could experience.

He didn't shy away from her as she drew closer, giving him a small kiss that he returned back to her with soft eyes and that same crooked grin. He huffed a bit in a chuckle as she had suggested they could get distracted from exploring while they were here. She was not wrong, but he was really here for her. Whatever she wanted to do, he would do everything in his power to give that to her, always.

He followed her out towards the water, seeing the mostly unmoving seals in the short distance as they basked in the sun. Clever he supposed, though he too didn't know much about seals. He assumed they were made for the cold temperatures of the water, especially here in the north. He couldn't imagine having to survive off of ocean life entirely while they were taking shelter from the brittle wind just outside of the valley. "They kind of look like the manatees from the bay." South of their home in Auster, though he could guess that Ruse had never been there before. Not only from that pack that took up residence, but he knew Chimera had kept Ruse on the island for most of her young life. There had been some dangers outside, but for some reason Cerb had just thought that's how his father saw Ruse. A little weaker maybe, a little more delicate. He felt the same way. He just didn't want to restrict her from anything she wanted at least while he was here with her.

He tilted his chin a little as he looked down at her and the mood seemed to shift, he too dropped the grin that was comfortably on his maw. "I hope so." He tried to reassure her, but he honestly couldn't say for sure. Scylla returning without them seemed a little odd, and he wondered what would happen once Chimera and the others returned to the mainlands. With Scylla and Albi presumably staying here, he wouldn't want to leave. As he had come to sit next to her as they looked out at the seas, he rose his paw to wrap over her back and pull her side into him a little, leaning his cheek over her head in a small hug. He pulled his face back just a bit to look back down at her still with his leg around her, "What do you think you'll do when they come back?" He had already made up his mind he supposed, but a part of him didn't want her to leave either. And he'd find himself torn at a crossroad if she wanted to be back with their father and Dalila.

"Cerberus"

Ruse smiled a little as Cerberus reassured her with his similar hope that they would see the rest of their family soon. She nodded and looked back out over the water, wondering to herself for a moment where they were and what they were doing. She had been so incredibly close to her mother and father back when they were living on the island and she wondered how it would be now that she had been living away from them for some time. She felt like she had grown up a lot since they moved to Elysium, both physically and mentally, but what would that mean for her relationship with her parents? She felt like she had been so dependent on them at one point, partially just because of how much she had wanted to be around them and partially because of how protective their father had been, but now that she had come into her own would they have an issue with how independent she had become?

She blinked with surprise when Cerberus' foreleg wrapped around her and pulled her into his side, but she didn't resist and instead leaned into him with a smile on her lips, her eyes closing for a moment as she enjoyed the hug he gave her. Cerberus really had made this transition into living in Elysium so much easier than it might have been otherwise. She wasn't sure if she would have stayed here if it wasn't for him, but she had and she was glad for it. As he lifted his head from hers and asked what she thought she would do when they came back, she glanced up at him, pondering it for a moment. She knew that Albion would likely stay in Elysium since there was plans for him there which meant Scylla and Cerberus likely would as well. As much as she missed her parents, she knew had to remember everything that moving here had done for her–and how much she was enjoying living her life here with Cerberus. "I would want to visit them, of course, but... I think I'd like to keep living here with you, Albion, and Scylla," she finally replied after a moment of thought. Maybe she'd feel differently when the time came, but she didn't think so. She was happy here and what else could she really ask for?

"Rusalka Alondra Klein"

Even though he was still a little torn from what their father recovering meant in the long run, he could pull up a soft smile as he looked down at her looking at him. And it only got warmer as she told him she'd want to stay here with them. With him. He supposed he couldn't ask for anymore in life than his siblings wanting to be here beside him. It was a different relationship than what he had with his father or the queens. And much different between him and Scylla or him and Ruse. He did have a natural desire to protect them and to make them happy. Each of them outweighing the other in different aspects. And the four of them were closer than the rest of their father's litters. Cerberus couldn't imagine feeling any other way than this love that he felt for them.

With a gentle pull at her side as his paw was still wrapped around her, he gave her another little squeeze with some relief surrounding him. "I'm glad." Is what he could muster out, but there was so much more emotion behind his voice that felt near impossible to express. He at least wanted her to feel like she was wanted by him, that should have been easy enough to tell.

Raising his head back up off of hers he lifted a paw as he put all of his weight onto his hind end so he could still hold around her and lift his other paw up to her face. Carefully guiding her to look up at him again he didn't waste much time before dropping his nose to hers and giving her a gentle, meaningful kiss. Not just a peck like they shared earlier, but maybe a little more heartful than he had been exploring with her in the den. He was pulling outside of what became a regular nightly routine between them. With what happened between him and Scylla it was driving him into an instinctual physical want for Ruse. One he already discovered but something that was more understood now. Not because she was in her first heat, but because of the bond they had sewn together. Maybe she could feel it too, from him and inside of herself too. He couldn't know for sure.

Once they broke the kiss, whether it was from him or her, he'd rub his paw gently down her back before going to remove himself from her. "Come on, we should get the fire ready." They did have a little more work to do before they fully settled and maybe he seemed more interested in that. But really as the daylight would grow shorter, he was getting more eager for the time they'd spend wrapped up in each other out here alone in this temporary home.

"Cerberus"

As she assured Cerberus that she would want to remain here with him, Albion, and Scylla, she could feel the relief from him in the way he pulled her closer and shared that he was glad for that, letting her hear how much that meant in his voice. She of course knew that Cerberus cared about her, but maybe she sometimes underestimated how much. She had assumed that he cared about all of their siblings fairly equally, but she was beginning to wonder how much that was true. It made a wider smile pull at her lips while she looked up at him affectionately as his paw lifted her gaze up to his. The gentle, but passionate kiss he pressed to her lips felt like a reward for choosing him and Elysium over returning to her parents and the bulk of their siblings. She was sure that wasn't his intention with the shared affection, but she enjoyed having his attention and the physical affections they shared so it felt like a reward to her and reassured her that she had made the right decision.

She didn't want their kiss to end, but eventually he pulled away and she didn't stop him, instead blinking her two-toned eyes open to look up at him again. He brought up the fire that still needed to be started, reminding her of where they were and the fact that they still needed to get their camp ready for the night. She wasn't sure how much of a distraction her first heat was on it's own or how much the fact that she was with Cerberus specifically played into it, but her mind was already far away from the Sound and their other responsibilities and instead was wrapped up in what she wanted to do with Cerberus. "Right, of course," she replied with a little chuckle, giving him a bit of a grin as he unwound from her and she began to get to her paws once more. Turning away from the water's edge and heading back toward the sheltered spot they had found before, she began to help him with unpacking their camp and getting the campfire arranged and started. She let him take the lead for most of it, but helped where she could so that their home for the night could get done quickly.

"Rusalka Alondra Klein"

The way of a natural life they had together being alongside each other nearly their whole lives, everything felt simple with her. They could work easy with each other while they traveled and set up camp, and it made everything beyond that so much more rewarding. They'd at least get everything set up before dark but Cerb wouldn't light the fire just yet. As the sun started to set far on the other side of the mountains, it still melted through the skies in the east with different colored hues having that recognition of their home back on the isle. It was all the same sun and same skies. It was warming to him.

He had rested beside his sister just for those few moments of last light, leaning into her side and hoping that she enjoyed it just as much as he had. Everyone around him should have known him as a gentle soul, admiring the setting sun and beauty of their surroundings was a part of that. Just as the colors began to dim down in the skies he would rise again, finally starting the fire and poking around it until it was strong enough to hold for some time. He'd make pace to be by Ruse again once that final part of their camp was finished. He grabbed one of the pelts to put over his shoulders, laying down beside her before lifting his paw and inviting her in, "Come here." His voice was gentle in tone with a soft grin, ready to wrap her up in his arms and warm her up from the dropping temperatures.

"Cerberus"

As they continued on their evening together and their camp began to take shape, they ended up watching the sunset together with her side leaned into his. With the view they had out toward the ocean, the warm, deepening hues of the sunset glittering over the ocean and the stretch of water that filtered into the sound, it very much reminded her of the evenings she would spend on the beach back on Fenmyre's island. If it wasn't for the sharp coldness of the north she might be convinced it was even more the same. Still, it was enough to give her that feeling of nostalgia and she was enjoying watching the shift of colors across the sky with Cerberus, a little smile lingering on her lips while her head tipped to rest on his shoulder.

Once the sun set, Cerberus got their fire going, casting a warm firelight around the covered nook they had set up for the night and giving them some much needed warmth. She was already very much ready to get under the furs they brought for more than one reason so when her brother invited her in with a simple, but gentle instruction, a little grin pulled at Ruse's lips as she more than willingly slipped under the fur to join him. Snuggling up to Cerberus' russet chest was nothing new at this point. His scent and warmth were familiar and she relaxed into him as if it were second nature. Her slender forelegs slipped around his sides while her head tucked into his neck, nuzzling him affectionately as she settled into his broad, masculine frame.

There were things that she knew about that she had yet to experience that she wanted and even though she knew the result she wanted and what her instincts were driving her toward, there was some room in-between those two points that she wasn't sure about. The mechanics of physical affection were still new to her, but the desire was very much there as she pulled herself tighter to him, causing electric tingles to dance across her skin wherever they touched and their fur intermingled. She tipped her head up and began to kiss lightly along the edge of his jaw, finding her way to his lips. After a soft kiss her gaze found his, a questioning need in her pink and blue gaze while she waited for him to take the lead and guide them both to where she assumed they both wanted to go.

"Rusalka Alondra Klein"

They would get comfortable under the large pelt together and Cerberus wouldn’t shy away from any advance that his sister made on him. Before Scylla returned all he had was mostly vague general knowledge of sexual education but he knew that was the desire he felt growing for Ruse the more nights they spent bundled up together in their kisses. It just became more clear to him now what his physical body demanded from him. He wasn’t so quick to jump onto that train though.

He could sense that maybe Ruse felt the same way, about what she wanted to explore with him. He was in no mind to deny her. He did want to wait until she was of age but he also didn’t know he wanted to be sure he was ready. An odd thought in the mind of a young man. As her second birthday had come around he was concerned about what being in heat would mean for her too, he didn’t want to take any risks like that. But he was confident that he could direct her to Scylla to take care of contraception. Not exactly on his mind until they went that far, he honestly wasn’t sure if they would.

A part of him melted as Ruse nuzzled along his jaw and planted a careful kiss on his lips, pulling back almost as if she was asking him what would happen next. A humorous grin over his maw as his arms lightly squeezed around her to keep her close. It was hard for him to believe they had the same thing on their mind, but that only made him more eager to please.

His nose reached forward to connect their lips again, only to be slowly fueled with more fire as time went on. Nothing new for them. He’d go to push her onto her back without disconnecting their lips, going more deeper into the moments. Cerberus had proved to be passionate for his siblings, and in these moments especially. It felt almost impossible but he pulled apart their kisses to lean his nose into the curve of her neck and down her throat, slowly making a trail down her chest and stomach until he was met with that undeniable scent of her heat giving him that instinctual desire to fulfill both their needs. She could probably tell by the way he looked at her and nearly melted where he laid. Something entirely new for the both of them, he’d pursue this part of her with his tongue so long as she didn’t have any qualms. It was easy for him to find pleasure in her and he knew that already. He was more worried about doing everything he could for her, if only for her.

"Cerberus"

Just as she had hoped when she looked to Cerberus with a silent request for guidance, her brother brought his lips back to hers and pulled her into another deep kiss, letting her melt into him as she let go and followed his lead. If there was anyone that she was going to learn and experience this with for the first time she was glad it was with him. She wasn't sure if she'd be able to relax this much with anyone else. While she continued to kiss him she felt the world begin to shift around her as he rolled her onto her back and once his larger frame settled over hers her heart skipped with an excitement and eagerness, her forelegs winding their way up around the back of his neck. This much at least was familiar and she enthusiastically and passionately kissed him with her toes curling around clumps of his dark, banded fur until his lips slipped from hers and he shifted his muzzle down to her neck. She gasped softly as he pulled away and his eyes fluttered open, her head tipped back to give him full access to her throat until the trail of affections he gave her began to move down to her chest and stomach.

Her two-toned gaze tipped down to find the bright green of his, her breathing growing heavier with the building, maddening warmth that he continued to build in her like a wild fire. The further down her body he went the harder it became to lay still under him, the electricity and fire that burned under her skin making her squirm and shift involuntarily, especially as his affections moved down her stomach. She wasn't certain what he was doing until he began to explore her fully and by then her mind was so wiped clean of any conscious thought that there was no words she could possibly say to question him. Her first gasping moans escaped her lips as her head fell back onto the furs in pure ecstasy, her white dipped paws coming to rest on the top of his head and around his horns, giving up all of herself to him as she enjoyed everything Cerberus did to her to help satiate some of this seemingly unending and desperate desire form her heat.

"Rusalka Alondra Klein"

He could feel the hot electricity through her body as he gently ran down her stomach and made his way further, everything making her ever more enticing through every pulse and every breath extending those carnal feelings even more as she seemed to enjoy herself before he even started. He was careful with her for sometime, but more instinct came over him with her own reactions to the way he touched her. Some sort of feral need took over him like it was a part of his blood. His claws dug deep in the dirt around her, his shoulders gently pushing into her rump from time to time as he rocked against the ground with anticipation himself. Everything about her was dangerously intoxicating to him.

He'd really go on until he couldn't contain himself anymore, maybe enough for her this first time they broke the thin barrier between them. Funny enough he didn't have the same worries that Scylla had when they had been together. There was nothing to lose for them, he'd believe everything would only get stronger. He was quick to pull himself up overtop of her again, maybe a little aggressive with a sharp look of fire in his eye. He exhaled as he stopped himself just before jumping in fully, almost like he didn't know what he was doing going so far so quickly with her. Like a switch flicked in his head. Pressed up against her with a paw holding at her hip he looked back at her, "Are you alright?" He'd question before proceeding any further. As much as he showed that undeniable desire for her, he'd turn himself down in a heartbeat if she felt she wasn't ready or he was too forthcoming. Scylla had been primed well before she made moves on him not so long ago. Ruse would only be experiencing this for the first time. He knew he had to be considerate.

"Cerberus"

The fire that coursed through her veins as Cerberus introduced her to all of these new sensations just kept burning hotter and hotter until she was certain she might just burn up completely, but it was so indescribably good that she didn’t want to stop or pull away. She quickly lost all control of her reactions and movements and instead simply gave herself up to everything Cerberus was doing to her while he explored her body in ways no one else had even come close to. Her paws gripped at his head and the base of his horns on reflex as she rode the waves of pleasure that he introduced her to and tried to remember every moment of this despite how much he was wiping her brain clean.

She wasn’t sure how long it was before he finally pulled away to move over her again. It could have been minutes or hours and she wouldn’t have known the difference. She was panting and dazed as his face came back into view, a grin lingering on her muzzle while her paws wound themselves around the back of his neck. No matter how much she had enjoyed his first treat for her, she knew there was more to come and instinctually she only craved it more now. There was an insatiable itch that just had to be scratched. When he asked her if she was alright, she gave him a wider grin and nodded, tipping her muzzle up to swipe a teasing lick across his nose. “More than alright,” she breathed, her limbs wrapping around him and pulling him tighter into her as that deep, unfathomable desire drove her onward. “Don’t stop.”

"Rusalka Alondra Klein"

He could have no doubt how much she wanted this by the way she looked back at him, he couldn't help but reflect a subtle thrilled grin back at her. "Just tell me, okay?" He requested in a hushed voice before he dropped his nose back into the curve of her scruff for careful nibbles and breathing in her strong, delicious scent. Not just of her heat, but her own familiar unique perfume.

He didn't necessarily hesitate, but he still didn't dive right in. Just letting his paws roam her body as he pressed his lower half against her with almost silent growls deep in the back of his throat from the physical feeling and desire he still kept building. It wasn't much longer before he finally connected them which felt long overdue for him. Maybe it was all in his head, but Ruse felt completely different than Scylla had. He wasn't sure if  he pinned it as her being a virgin before all of this or that it would be something again completely unique to herself or their relationship. He still felt like he had to handle Ruse more passionately than his other sister or at least different levels of passionate because he did care deeply for both of them. Neither was just a throw away experience to move on from.

He went slow at least at first, maybe more than he needed but still everything felt fully blissful and relieving, she could tell by the way the breath left his lungs and paws carefully squeezed around her sides. He'd wait until he was all the way through before picking up his body just a few inches off of her to look at her face, his own drunk on lust and the look and feel of her under him in some kind of new way. He'd reach down to start kissing her, still never eager enough to get more of her.

"Cerberus"

Even though she insisted for him not to stop and gave him every sign she could think of to show how much she wanted this, Cerberus still asked her to tell him if she wasn't alright and the gesture just made her chuckle and grin at the endearing way that Cerberus cared for her. It was sometimes too sweet for his own good and it made her love him all the more. She nodded in agreement regardless before he tucked his nose into her neck and he swept her off into a new world of sensations and pleasures all over again. The way he held onto her body and his larger frame pressed into hers was wonderful and the feeling of how he connected them together for the first time was everything she had hoped it would be. Her paws wrapped around the back of his neck and clung tightly to his scruff like she was holding onto him for her life while he gave her everything she could have wanted from her first time and more.

As they came undone together and everything stilled to peaceful silence again with just their ragged breathing to disrupt the quiet, Ruse blinked open her two-toned eyes and at first she only saw a bit of the dark night time sky that was partially obscured by the overhang they had made their bed under, everything warmed by the glow of the firelight. A moment later though Cerberus' face came into view as he sat up a bit and a floaty grin pulled across her lips. She couldn't possibly find any words to say, only chuckling softly and brushing her paw across his cheek, but luckily she didn't need to speak and Cerb let his actions speak for both of them as he leaned down to kiss her again, pulling a soft, delighted hum from her as she returned his affections and combed her claws through the fur on the back of his neck. It all made her wish that they never had to go back and they could just keep living this fantasy forever.

"Rusalka Alondra Klein"

Cerberus more so seemed to act on the physical pleasures and desires as he explored his sister Ruse, but that wasn't the case at all. From the inside out she meant everything to him. It could only be apparent by watching him with anyone else but he still dove in and treated her as royally as he could offer. He wasn't entirely rough with her but he certainly became more comfortable as the minutes went on. He didn't hold back as these were moments for him to discover too. He wasn't afraid of any harm coming from this sensual encounter. Ruse could show him that by the way she reacted in turn.

With the one fur he originally brought over with them under them now, and the fire slowly dying in quiet crackles he'd regret needing to get up to throw some more wood onto it to keep it going a little bit longer. The chill would eventually catch up on their heated endeavors but he wasn't so quick to jump up and away from her. For that moment he kept his lips on hers and gently caressed her side with one paw to make her feel as desirable and beautiful that he felt about her. She could make him feel the same.

He'd pull away in a soft movement, looking back down at her with a humored grin that was a face all too familiar to those who knew him. Taking what fire wood they had left to put it on the fire, he turned his head to crack his neck a little before grabbing the second pelt from their few supplies they had brought along. They would clearly only be using one to huddle under. The night hadn't been exactly premediated but with their brother and sister living inside their den it was like he couldn't think of anything else once they were alone together. Just placing the pelt aside for now but in reach when he would lay down, he'd finally come to rest slightly on his side by his sister, lifting a paw and inviting her in again to hold onto him just the same he would to her. The moments after cutting the barrier of their physical desires was wholly surreal. He couldn't help but wonder what it would be like when they went back to Elysium.

"Cerberus"