these passing moments with you

She quickly glanced up at him in surprise as he admitted this was his first ice skating experience too. The ice beneath them was awash with brilliant glowing orbs of bright blue light, stark against the night around them. His laugh was infectious as she giggled again when he pulled her against him and took off sliding over the frozen lake.

Ignita gasped in awe as they careened over what seemed to be the sky below them. Tiny glowing orbs responding to the energy of their skating. Their movements left trails over the ice and she delighted in every sensation. Despite his admission, she could only marvel at how well he kept his balance.

His voice was clear next to her as he began to muse aloud. She smiled as he mentioned his need for control, her golden eyes soft and warm for him. Her paws were gripping his skin to keep her from falling over. If she had use of one paw she would be caressing his cheek.

He goes on as he takes them over the ice. Speaking about the events of their lives in a light she had made efforts to ignore. Here he was bringing these moments forward in a way she was surprised he could admit.

His plea was met with careful silence. Her eyes danced over his face with concerned thoughtfulness. Her mind running at breakneck speed. He knew it took her a few moments to process something so she felt no need to request him to wait. Her silence wasn't any indication of denial in any way she just had to think it through. Her eyes drifted away from his face, her brow furrowed in thought as her gaze caught one of the strange ice pillars as they skated passed.

She had never aimed for so high a title. She had never even dreamed of sitting herself next to Basilisk as his mate in the first place. All she had requested of him was that their children, her children be treated not like chattel.

Finally, her thoughts gathered into a concentrated effort to speak and she brought her attention back to his face.

"Two things," She started, "What brought this about? And... what would change?" She asked seriously. Unsure of where he was going with this. A title change could just as much be a true change or simply an updated nameplate. She wanted to know why. She always wanted to know why. Another princess may have jumped at the chance to be named Queen but Ignita... Titles meant little, she had always struggled to operate with a status quo, making friends with slaves, etc.

"Basilisk" | "Ignita"