as lovers go

Eris laughed at his eagerness. They had only just begun to deepen their relationship, but her body craved more. She was unsure what these new carnal desires meant, but the little healer had been conditioned to trust her body. If you couldn't do that, you didn't really have anything at all. Pressing her small dark form closer to his, Eris took one last deep inhale of his musky scent. Subtle changes seemed to have occurred in the night. "My soul belongs to you," she said simply, closing her eyes and reveling in their private bliss. "So it follows that my body does too."

"But we should be going," Eris said, only a bit reluctant. In her mind they had the rest of eternity to revolve around each other - recent events made touching base with her family the more important task for now. Carefully she disentangled herself from him and stretched herself out. Eris blinked a few times then turned towards the dim suggestion of light that came from the cave's entrance. "Come on, I can't find my way without you!"