Redsand Canyon Whatever makes you happy

That's right, she was also born in snow and ice. You would prefer it be warm? he asked her, displeasure clear on his face. He was only looking forward to spring because it would make things easier for Aquene. He would be happy to live high up in the mountain where it snowed all the time. The scutarius was grateful she had shifted the conversation away from his family. He did not want to talk about them ever.

She called him her knight and his expression became something tender. Always, he promised. She went on to tell him about her worries when first joining Mereo. I was no help in the regard, not at first, he admitted. I was an ass to the civilians at first. He felt guilty about it because he was just being closed-minded. He didn't like change, and sometimes that made him act like an idiot. Mereo could not survive without you, he added, planting another kiss to her cheek. It was the truth; she made it possible for them to risk injury protecting the canyon. They knew their wounds would be expertly tended. 

The forest had the soldier more on edge than he had been, but he tried to respond appropriately to her teasing. All he managed was a nip to her thigh as she moved in front of him. He was obviously more concerned with his wife's skin than his own. 

But Kallik followed closely behind her, his gaze moving back and forth, his ears and nose acutely tuned in to their surroundings. He would be ready for anything.