Stavanger Bay Just call [m]e shameless

Gunnar quit moving. He hadn't wished to frighten her. So he stood stock still when she realized he was there.

At each wave of her tail, his muscles tightened, and his good sense warred with his instincts. It was now he realized how and what his father had done for his mother that one time with Nerian. He had heard whispers and then put two and two together, and his father had never hidden it. His father had truly loved his mother, for not giving in. He wished she was still alive so he could make her understand.

Her next question drew him pause, gentle on her tongue, in his father's language. Because no one deserves to be taken by force, despite instincts or longing. You deserve more.