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<blockquote data-quote="Lylandra" data-source="post: 7381823" data-attributes="member: 6816692"><p><strong>What happens in Nalaam...</strong></p><p></p><p>After saying goodbye and thank you to Kulp for one last time, Hector uses his magic to turn himself and surprised Andrei invisible while Amira uses her ring to do the same. We head towards a carriage, but Amira insists to change clothes before driving back to our hotel. She'd like to keep the outfit Elanor made her wear as a trophy though. Hector seems quite relieved that Amira takes being almost sold into slavery without any sign of a breakdown <span style="color: #008000">(especially as Carlyle knows enough of Auryn's trauma to be really worried at this point)</span>. </p><p></p><p>On our way back to the enclave he turns quiet for a while as if he's clearing up his thoughts and then all of a sudden promises that whatever happened today will never ever happen again. </p><p></p><p>As we still don't know whether we are secretly being followed by more fake or bribed police officers, we make haste to get to our hotel as the enclave is separate territory with its own laws. We wish Andrei a good night and hope to see him again tomorrow morning and then go to our hotel room.</p><p></p><p>As soon as we enter our room, Auryn makes a beeline for the bathroom although Carlyle tries to protest that he's still stained with lots of blood and gore of all these disgusting people. Knowing what she must have been through on that balcony he lets her take all the time she needs though. Since Auryn is doing her best to wash away the feeling of dirty hands touching her, it takes quite a while, just as he expected. </p><p></p><p>After he finally gets his turn and comes back to the main room, his eyes fall upon a rather unusual sight: Auryn is sitting calmly on their bed, arms open, while a small storm is whirling through the room. One of the windows is wide open while leaves and even the occasional tiny electric discharge dance around her. </p><p></p><p>It seems like Old Stag found us after all and is trying to comfort and encourage his dearest friend from a distance. As we left the Vekeshi when he was still suffering from heavy fever after his fight with Lord Byron, we also know that he must have regained his strength by now. </p><p></p><p><span style="color: #008000">(I absolutely loved this little scene. What a magical way to show Old Stag's friendship and care.)</span></p><p></p><p>Carlyle seems a bit worried at his partner's sight, but Auryn tells him that everything is alright as soon as she takes notice of him. She smiles faintly and adds that she's glad she has such close friends who care for her well-being. </p><p></p><p>As soon as the storm fades, Carlyle closes the window and proceeds to sit right next to Auryn. He gives her a stern, but thoughtful expression and then vows to make sure that no one will ever dare to touch her against her will. Auryn thanks him for his loyalty and his help in the arena, especially for daring to perform the leap of faith to free her from the poison. Carlyle replies that all he did was acting like any good husband should and would have, and, in case she forgot this already, they are indeed a married couple right now. </p><p></p><p>Auryn grins slightly at his comment and says that she knew he wouldn't simply leave her and finish the mission, even if she, being an RHC agent, would have totally understood had he done so. She then tries to explain her inner workings to Carlyle. She tells him that, for a moment, she was back aboard the Salty Spray with Zahir. She relived the tension, the fear, anger and pain and struggled with her inability to do anything to prevent the tragedy that followed his desperate attempt to protect her. She then relived the moment when the pirates brought her to Fordren by using the very same poison Elanor used on her to do her bidding. </p><p></p><p>But she also instinctively knew that Carlyle wasn't Zahir, that he wouldn't do the same mistakes and get himself killed. She also knew that she'd grown much stronger than last time, so all of her worries and fears quickly turned into anger and disgust which she could then direct towards her enemies. Also, there was this spark of confidence inside her that this time, the story would come to a completely different ending. She then jokes that there's really very little separating him from a truly esteemed husband right now which causes Carlyle to, again, remind her that they are in fact married people.</p><p></p><p>Auryn takes this as an opportunity to explain that it is sometimes a bit difficult for her to sharply differentiate between Amira's feelings and her own and that his constant reminding of being married is adding just another layer of complexity. </p><p></p><p>“You know, I trust you. I really do. You are my partner and my equal and I don't know too many people who can not only keep up with me, but also got my back when I need them. Truth is that somehow... it's almost as if I feel invincible or able to do deeds beyond the scope of mere mortals when we're together.” she confesses. </p><p></p><p>In return, Carlyle says that he's feeling more and more connected to the eladrin people which is why he also feels kind of responsible for them. He guesses that this is due to the part of him that once belonged to Srasama and he feels as if the sliver of the goddess somehow woke up and grew stronger. Carlyle adds that all of this led to him being personally touched by Isobel's fate and also caring so much for Auryn that he'd gone through the Bleak Gate to help her. </p><p></p><p>He realizes though that this new aspect of him kind of pushed him back to his old ways when he was acting as the Vantrys family's shadow guardian. He also feels that another part of him has a special connection to Auryn herself, even if he cannot really judge these feelings. <span style="color: #008000">(and it might easily be possible that Hector's and Carlyle's emotions somehow got intertwined)</span></p><p></p><p>Now this leaves Auryn a bit overwhelmed as all she has to say is that she has grown quite fond of Carlyle over the last few months. She then finally thanks him again for all he has done for her and embraces him affectionately. As Carlyle reacts quite the typical Carlyle way, she adds that even an esteemed husband is no servant to his wife, so she expects him to tell her when she's getting too close for his taste. </p><p></p><p><span style="color: #008000">(Does anyone else know the show Lucifer? Because the titular character is reacting totally the same way to hugs with facial expressions ranging from “What is this?” to “Oh, she's doing that hug stuff again” to “I'm so confused but she obviously needs this so I better play along”. But this, being handsome and wearing suits is about all that Lucifer and Carlyle have in common <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big grin :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" />)</span></p><p><span style="color: #008000"></span></p><p>“I will give you notice when you're making me feel uncomfortable” he says almost stoically, but with a charming smile. Auryn seizes this opportunity, grins and adds “So... what about this?”, then kisses him playfully on his cheek. Yet Carlyle's expression doesn't change the slightest bit. </p><p>“Tell me to stop...” she whispers and kisses his lips. As Carlyle still doesn't seem to react at all besides smiling constantly, she looks at him curiously before smiling back. “Still no objection?” she asks before kissing him with more passion. She then carefully frees him of his bathrobe and pushes him down on their bed where they both spend a night in bliss and harmony.</p><p></p><p>Both awake quite relaxed the next morning, even if they are both unsure whether they just did something they'd regret someday. Carlyle is unsure whether Auryn's emotions and desires were truly her own or whether she was still influenced by some aftereffect of Elanor's drugs while Auryn fears that Carlyle had just tried to comfort her after all she's been through and acted according to what he thought to be her wishes. She also fears that her rash actions might have just endangered their growing partnership, but Carlyle does his best to reassure her. </p><p></p><p>“There is a saying, you know? What happens in Nalaam stays in Nalaam.”</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Lylandra, post: 7381823, member: 6816692"] [b]What happens in Nalaam...[/b] After saying goodbye and thank you to Kulp for one last time, Hector uses his magic to turn himself and surprised Andrei invisible while Amira uses her ring to do the same. We head towards a carriage, but Amira insists to change clothes before driving back to our hotel. She'd like to keep the outfit Elanor made her wear as a trophy though. Hector seems quite relieved that Amira takes being almost sold into slavery without any sign of a breakdown [COLOR="#008000"](especially as Carlyle knows enough of Auryn's trauma to be really worried at this point)[/COLOR]. On our way back to the enclave he turns quiet for a while as if he's clearing up his thoughts and then all of a sudden promises that whatever happened today will never ever happen again. As we still don't know whether we are secretly being followed by more fake or bribed police officers, we make haste to get to our hotel as the enclave is separate territory with its own laws. We wish Andrei a good night and hope to see him again tomorrow morning and then go to our hotel room. As soon as we enter our room, Auryn makes a beeline for the bathroom although Carlyle tries to protest that he's still stained with lots of blood and gore of all these disgusting people. Knowing what she must have been through on that balcony he lets her take all the time she needs though. Since Auryn is doing her best to wash away the feeling of dirty hands touching her, it takes quite a while, just as he expected. After he finally gets his turn and comes back to the main room, his eyes fall upon a rather unusual sight: Auryn is sitting calmly on their bed, arms open, while a small storm is whirling through the room. One of the windows is wide open while leaves and even the occasional tiny electric discharge dance around her. It seems like Old Stag found us after all and is trying to comfort and encourage his dearest friend from a distance. As we left the Vekeshi when he was still suffering from heavy fever after his fight with Lord Byron, we also know that he must have regained his strength by now. [COLOR="#008000"](I absolutely loved this little scene. What a magical way to show Old Stag's friendship and care.)[/COLOR] Carlyle seems a bit worried at his partner's sight, but Auryn tells him that everything is alright as soon as she takes notice of him. She smiles faintly and adds that she's glad she has such close friends who care for her well-being. As soon as the storm fades, Carlyle closes the window and proceeds to sit right next to Auryn. He gives her a stern, but thoughtful expression and then vows to make sure that no one will ever dare to touch her against her will. Auryn thanks him for his loyalty and his help in the arena, especially for daring to perform the leap of faith to free her from the poison. Carlyle replies that all he did was acting like any good husband should and would have, and, in case she forgot this already, they are indeed a married couple right now. Auryn grins slightly at his comment and says that she knew he wouldn't simply leave her and finish the mission, even if she, being an RHC agent, would have totally understood had he done so. She then tries to explain her inner workings to Carlyle. She tells him that, for a moment, she was back aboard the Salty Spray with Zahir. She relived the tension, the fear, anger and pain and struggled with her inability to do anything to prevent the tragedy that followed his desperate attempt to protect her. She then relived the moment when the pirates brought her to Fordren by using the very same poison Elanor used on her to do her bidding. But she also instinctively knew that Carlyle wasn't Zahir, that he wouldn't do the same mistakes and get himself killed. She also knew that she'd grown much stronger than last time, so all of her worries and fears quickly turned into anger and disgust which she could then direct towards her enemies. Also, there was this spark of confidence inside her that this time, the story would come to a completely different ending. She then jokes that there's really very little separating him from a truly esteemed husband right now which causes Carlyle to, again, remind her that they are in fact married people. Auryn takes this as an opportunity to explain that it is sometimes a bit difficult for her to sharply differentiate between Amira's feelings and her own and that his constant reminding of being married is adding just another layer of complexity. “You know, I trust you. I really do. You are my partner and my equal and I don't know too many people who can not only keep up with me, but also got my back when I need them. Truth is that somehow... it's almost as if I feel invincible or able to do deeds beyond the scope of mere mortals when we're together.” she confesses. In return, Carlyle says that he's feeling more and more connected to the eladrin people which is why he also feels kind of responsible for them. He guesses that this is due to the part of him that once belonged to Srasama and he feels as if the sliver of the goddess somehow woke up and grew stronger. Carlyle adds that all of this led to him being personally touched by Isobel's fate and also caring so much for Auryn that he'd gone through the Bleak Gate to help her. He realizes though that this new aspect of him kind of pushed him back to his old ways when he was acting as the Vantrys family's shadow guardian. He also feels that another part of him has a special connection to Auryn herself, even if he cannot really judge these feelings. [COLOR="#008000"](and it might easily be possible that Hector's and Carlyle's emotions somehow got intertwined)[/COLOR] Now this leaves Auryn a bit overwhelmed as all she has to say is that she has grown quite fond of Carlyle over the last few months. She then finally thanks him again for all he has done for her and embraces him affectionately. As Carlyle reacts quite the typical Carlyle way, she adds that even an esteemed husband is no servant to his wife, so she expects him to tell her when she's getting too close for his taste. [COLOR="#008000"](Does anyone else know the show Lucifer? Because the titular character is reacting totally the same way to hugs with facial expressions ranging from “What is this?” to “Oh, she's doing that hug stuff again” to “I'm so confused but she obviously needs this so I better play along”. But this, being handsome and wearing suits is about all that Lucifer and Carlyle have in common :D) [/COLOR] “I will give you notice when you're making me feel uncomfortable” he says almost stoically, but with a charming smile. Auryn seizes this opportunity, grins and adds “So... what about this?”, then kisses him playfully on his cheek. Yet Carlyle's expression doesn't change the slightest bit. “Tell me to stop...” she whispers and kisses his lips. As Carlyle still doesn't seem to react at all besides smiling constantly, she looks at him curiously before smiling back. “Still no objection?” she asks before kissing him with more passion. She then carefully frees him of his bathrobe and pushes him down on their bed where they both spend a night in bliss and harmony. Both awake quite relaxed the next morning, even if they are both unsure whether they just did something they'd regret someday. Carlyle is unsure whether Auryn's emotions and desires were truly her own or whether she was still influenced by some aftereffect of Elanor's drugs while Auryn fears that Carlyle had just tried to comfort her after all she's been through and acted according to what he thought to be her wishes. She also fears that her rash actions might have just endangered their growing partnership, but Carlyle does his best to reassure her. “There is a saying, you know? What happens in Nalaam stays in Nalaam.” [/QUOTE]
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