Redsand Canyon you were baptized in ice [m]

His joke and pulled a lovely smile from Aquene before she nipped playfully at his neck. He watched her roll on to her back with unveiled interest and lowered his head to run his muzzle through the soft, thick fur of her chest. 

She felt the same as him, which had his heart sputtering in his chest. He wasn't sure what he had done to deserve her, but he wouldn't ask too many questions. She was beautiful and kind and determined, and she was his. 

She had so much more to say than he had. He had only given her one word. It had been how he felt, but she had described so much better. Kallik allowed another smile to curve his lips. He ran his nose along her cheek. That is what you deserve, he told her, his words soft. 

His expression would lose its softness then. Do you think we should tell the imperator and matrona about us? he asked. What if they demanded the two of them be married? She was amazing, and he cared deeply for her, but he wasn't sure marriage was on either of their agendas. At least not any time soon.