as lovers go

Eris leaned into his now familiar touch, relishing the darkness and silence that enshrouded them. It was if they were entirely cut off from the world, twin flames circling each other and nothing else. Surely this was the Lethani. She would follow this path, wherever it may lead. "Yes, you're right," she replied demurely, nuzzling her head into his chest. Again she was reminded of just how small she was in comparison to Oxide.

A strange warmth was building in her stomach - or somewhere near her stomach. Eris wasn't sure. It was unlike anything she had ever felt. She basked freely in his affections. The contrast from being stuck in the slaver's pit to this overwhelming joy was staggering. Would she be punished for this as well? "I'm worried," she murmured, her eyes closed tightly. "So much joy... I felt like I was captured because we met. I wasn't allowed to have you. It was not the way. But how can it not be the way?" Eris said, a hint of frustration creeping into her voice. "How can this not be the way when I feel so at home next to you? And so this must be it. The only way." As long as they were never separated again, she was resolved to cope with any punishment that could be doled out for this pure happiness.