Safe & Sound

The space she fills under his tender throat fits her perfectly. He can't help but muse that they must have been made for each other. The moment stretches comfortably, heart to heart, chest to chest, breath for breath. Eltrys could feel her dreamy hum as it reverberated through him.

He hears her words, spoken with some regret. She might have felt the way his heart fluttered against her as she called him El. He rumbles pleasantly as she presses her lips to his cheek. Tenderly he wraps his forelegs around her and lifts her up gently. He slowly takes her back to the furs and lays her down, pressing his lips to hers once more before he settles in next to her. He was keeping in mind her injuries and her recent bout of sickness remaining still on her breath and weakened her frame. He didn't want to overwhelm her body with standing also.

"Only you, Dee, get to call me that. It makes my heart sing every time." He sighed as he nuzzled into her neck fur. "I had feared that I was pressuring you unreasonably in my waiting." He said, relishing in how her fur felt against his. How her smell filled his nose made his yearning worth every moment. "We have lost much in our lives, we shan't lose each other. I promise to remind you of what home is every day, from here on out." He purrs into her ear. The light of the fire reflected in her eyes.