The Sentinels [m]y love is a lifetaker

No. All the tension left her body with that single word, and Marina leaned into his affections with a soft sigh. She smiled faintly at his words. My family would be pleased too, I suppose, she murmured. Not as pleased as if I'd married a Sea-Snake; my mother's lineage. They tried til the end to convince me. But they say it's good to keep the blood pure.

We should talk about names soon, Marina said idly, pulling Dutch closer to trail her nose along his cheek and down into his ruff. But first - She didn't think she needed to tell him what was on her mind. Instead she pressed her mouth to his neck in soft invitation, and let the air settle into silence between them.