I'm gonna burn for you

ooc: Set the night of the Bonfire Festival thread

The Bonfire Festival was Ember's favorite time of the year. Not only was it a major event for her family and the Hallows, but it was made even more special for the Carpathian girl having Erik in attendance with her. It was no secret that the Viking boy held a special and important place in the princess' heart. Seeing him happy and whole, his throat well on the way to healing from the lifelong illness he'd been able to overcome, it brought her profound joy and satisfaction. It had brought the pair together in ways Em had never even dreamed of.

As the festival began to wind down and many of the guests headed home and the Hallows' wolves returned to the castle, the midnight-furred fae led her Hemlock friends towards Hearthstone to settle in for the night. Her parents had graciously offered the guest rooms in the castle to their farthest friends so they could sleep off the party and head home in the morning. But while the rest headed down the hall to their rooms, Em caught Erik with a nudge of her side against his and nodded wordlessly towards the stairs, an inviting smirk on her lips. He wasn't going to the guest rooms. Getting to share the bonfire with Erik was significant to Ember—but it didn't hold a candle to what she had in mind for the rest of their night.

Ember led the way up the many flights of stairs of Hearthstone, up, up, up to the fourth floor. She paused halfway up the last set of stairs to shoot a playful grin back at Erik, flicking her tail up at his nose, the long fur still neatly tied up in Viking-style braids. "Ready for your VIP treatment, Viking boy?" she teased him with lyrical tones. "It's a rare treat to see a princess' room, y'know." Em giggled with a knowing look to Erik, remembering the stormy night he'd snuck up to her room to visit her. This time would be a little different.

"Ember Carpathius" | "Carpathian"