Verdant Basin you are the sun and i am just the planets spinning around you.

It wasn't immediately apparent to Artaax that he'd made a blunder. He felt her move nearer, which felt very much like success. Until he heard her words, which made him think twice. She hadn't changed her sultry, alluring tone, and yet it didn't really fit. Curious now, he opened his eyes finally and turned to settle his mismatched gaze upon her. All at once, his thoughts and curiosities vanished, and he was struck.

Good. LORD IN HEAVEN. She was so damn gorgeous.

Artaax spent a few seconds in silence, taking in the sight of her and trying to keep his heart from hammering straight out of his chest. There was nothing about her that he found unattractive. Every inch of her spoke to him, and he suddenly found it quite difficult to restrain himself from jumping on her right then and there.

"No, this is better," he said softly, his gaze roaming her frame greedily, hungrily.