// won't you breathe with me? //
Feeling his breath slow beneath her fingertips, her ministrations continued to wander, from broad shoulders out to the swell of his upper arms. Being gentle around joints and more firm over pure muscle, she found herself breathing in long, slow draughts of air - partly to keep her thoughts on topic, no matter how tempting it was to let the body beneath her hands distract her.
Not responding initially, Liam was able to speak his mind before she said anything. Reigning in the impulse to offer solutions, she simply listened, nodding occasionally. "Can I ask you... what do you want to do with these things, when you have them? Beyond protecting me - what are you reaching for?" Adjusting her seat to free her tail, it coiled languidly upon the bedroll, expressing her relaxed yet focused state of mind. "For me... what I want... yes, travel is part of that, but with purpose. I want.. knowledge. To learn, about medicine and history and magic, the ways of the gods. About the rules that this world is built on. I want to heal, and help, and I want to build something lasting... and I want to protect my friends, and help them reach their goals." In her dreams, the Greatwood remained at the center of those wishes, and now so too did Liam. "You're one of them, so... it's not really possible for you to keep me from anything I want to do - since I want to be where you are, okay? And the tools I acquire, the aid I seek - all of it is to get closer to my goal. Which has mainly been to stay alive, and with, uh... mixed results." Sitting up slightly so she could see his face better, Maea touched his cheek gently. "What do you want to do? I think if you know that, picking the equipment you need to get there will be a lot easier."
Not responding initially, Liam was able to speak his mind before she said anything. Reigning in the impulse to offer solutions, she simply listened, nodding occasionally. "Can I ask you... what do you want to do with these things, when you have them? Beyond protecting me - what are you reaching for?" Adjusting her seat to free her tail, it coiled languidly upon the bedroll, expressing her relaxed yet focused state of mind. "For me... what I want... yes, travel is part of that, but with purpose. I want.. knowledge. To learn, about medicine and history and magic, the ways of the gods. About the rules that this world is built on. I want to heal, and help, and I want to build something lasting... and I want to protect my friends, and help them reach their goals." In her dreams, the Greatwood remained at the center of those wishes, and now so too did Liam. "You're one of them, so... it's not really possible for you to keep me from anything I want to do - since I want to be where you are, okay? And the tools I acquire, the aid I seek - all of it is to get closer to my goal. Which has mainly been to stay alive, and with, uh... mixed results." Sitting up slightly so she could see his face better, Maea touched his cheek gently. "What do you want to do? I think if you know that, picking the equipment you need to get there will be a lot easier."
Maea
// won't you take me to your heart? //
