Luxury Accommodations

Artorias couldn't help but giggle along with Briar as she playfully nudged him away amidst his assault of kisses and licks, his amber eyes flashing mischievously while she glared at him with that look that told him to behave. He didn't want to behave though, he wanted to pounce on her and love her silly! Maybe it was the combination of his natural attraction to her, his desire to always be wrapped up in her, and his wine drunk state removing his inhibitions, but he didn't really care that Manea and Alastor were lying right there across from them as he showered his fiancée in affections. Manea made a comment about the two of them being adorable and the Aegis' obsidian ears pulled back to his skull with a bashful smile. Then, as if reading his mind, Manea mentioned leaving them to their own devices so they could enjoy one another. As much as Artorias didn't want the fun with their new friends to end either, he definitely wanted to get himself beneath Briar's tail now that the alcohol had gotten him more than a bit randy, so he appreciated the tact of the other alpha.

That is, until Manea tacked on an addendum of them "getting in the way" of their fun, so to speak. Artorias' ears pricked to attention on his head, his surprised gaze coming to settle on Manea as she explained further how Elysian wolves were free lovers, and how she and Alastor wanted to thank them for their hospitality in their own way. Art's mouth hung open for a moment in stunned silence, casting his gaze over to Alastor next, who echoed his mate's sentiments with a lustful grin and smoldering gaze that left nothing up for doubt. Artorias' heart beat faster, a warmth flushing through him and pooling in his cheeks as he looked between the other alpha pair like he were living in some sort of dream. Had he passed out from too much wine and this was all in his head? Briar's stammering response caught his attention, and he looked over just in time to see Manea's paw stroking his girlfriend's foreleg. He surreptitiously pinched his wrist. Nope, definitely not a dream! Inside of him, his core tightened at the idea of not only getting to have Briar, but getting to share and indulge with this other powerful couple as well. Talk about building pack relations!

Briar stammered out a gracious reply, sounding as if she were about to decline the offer, but stopped when her turquoise eyes came to meet his. Artorias wasn't aware of the look on his face, so all he saw was Briar's nervous expression. He could understand why. Briar was far from the salacious kind of lover he was. She was still very much just beginning to explore her sexuality and find out who she was and what she liked, so this was a big ask of her. She was looking back and forth between him and the Mendaciums like she were stuck. He tried to give her a look that urged her to do whatever she was comfortable with and hoped it translated in his inebriated state. If Briar wasn't comfortable with this, then they would shut it down, plain and simple. He would never push his love beyond what she was okay with, and he knew how huge of a leap this would seem to her. He opened his mouth, about to say exactly that and decline the offer on her behalf—but Briar surprised him by agreeing on the condition that he was interested as well. Now Artorias looked blown away, and the ball was in his court again.

Artorias' mouth opened and closed a few times without any words actually leaving his lips. His swaying gaze shifted from Briar to Manea to Alastor, then back again. His eyes lingered over Manea for a few seconds, feeling his core tighten again as the pheromone-laced scent of her heat hit his nose again. It was impossible to deny that in her current state she wasn't arousing him, but he'd fully expected to turn all that lust towards Briar. Manea was certainly a very attractive wolf though. And a glance to Alastor showed that the brute was equally as interested in him as he was in Briar. Artorias swallowed hard, trying to not squirm beneath the other man's lewd gaze. After another short moment of thought, a slow grin crept across the Aegis' muzzle, a primal fire beginning to smolder in his fiery eyes. "I mean, I certainly won't say no to sharing an experience like that!" he said with a husky chuckle.

He knew Briar was doing this entirely for him, but he hoped that this would be a fun and good experience for her as well, and if he was there with her, maybe it wouldn't be so uncomfortable for her. All the same, Artorias leaned over to nuzzle and lick suggestively behind Briar's closest ear, using it as an excuse to whisper to her. "If you don't want this, just say so and we'll stop." He appreciated Briar taking a chance for him, but he wasn't going to do this without her. If she backed out, it ended. He wouldn't send his fiancée away to bed alone while he stayed behind and had all the fun. Turning his wanton grin back towards their guests, Artorias slowly rose to his unsteady paws and gestured for them to follow. "So... would you two like a private tour of the alphas' quarters?" he asked with thinly veiled suggestiveness, turning to begin making his way back towards the castle entrance, his eyes lingering over Manea and Alastor for a few moments longer as he did.

"Artorias Carpathius" | "Carpathian"