he grinned. "I'm suddenly very hungry so I hope there's food at your home." He turned away to search for his clothes.
"I had to destroy your clothes before I could heal you," Skye said. "I'll make you more."
A nano-unit later he was dressed in black boots, pants and vest. Surprised, he turned back to Skye and saw that she was dressed in a matching outfit. He smiled. "This will be very convenient in an emergency."
She laughed. "Yes, it will."
He examined her, his eyes going from the top of her head to her feet then back up. "You should wear only gowns."
"I can't run in a gown."
His eyes narrowed and he frowned. "Why would you need to run from our home?"
"I have to be able to get away from our enemies."
"Tell me who these enemies are and I'll kill them," Soren said.
Skye smiled. "We'll battle them together."
Soren frowned. "You won't be involved in any battles. Females stay home and they wear gowns."
Skye matched his frown. She was powerful in her own right and wasn't used to anyone, not even Berit, bossing her around. "There's much you don't know about my world. I'm not the kind of female to remain at home while others fight for my freedom." When he began to interrupt her she held up her hand, stopping him. "I'm willing to compromise to please you." She smiled to soften her words. "When we're at home I'll wear a gown to please you but when we travel or are fighting I'll dress like this."
Soren frowned but after a moment he nodded. "You will teach me what I need to know then I'll decide."
Skye laughed. She couldn’t help it. She was one of the most powerful and sought after enchantresses on Krystali and yet he acted as if he was in charge of her. She'd have to set him straight now, before they went any further. "Soren, on Krystali a warrior and his enchantress are equal partners. She provides him with her powers and in return he cherishes and loves her. The more he loves her the more powerful she becomes which in turn makes him more powerful. This is the only way a mating can exist on Krystali." She made her voice final.
He shook his head. "Such an arrangement does not feel natural to me."
"We're both used to making decisions for ourselves. We'll learn to make them together from now on."
"I am the warrior. I make the decisions."
She laughed again. "Why would you want to be burdened with such things as what I wear? Will you waste your time telling me what to eat or who to talk to or where to go? I'm a warrior in my own right and can decide these things for myself." She pointed at him. "You need to save your energy for the important things, like keeping us alive. There are many battles ahead of us. I have only you to protect me." She waited to see what he'd do now.
After a couple nano-units he nodded. "We'll see, but know this—when it comes to your safety I'm in charge. Always."
"Yes, I agree as it is part of cherishing me which will increase my power and yours." She patted his arm. "See we've already come to our first agreement and now it is time to eat." She sat down, smiled up at him and patted the space across from her. "You need nutrition to heal completely."
He sat down and she called on the elements, conjuring a woven basket of fruit, bread and cheese. It appeared between them and Soren picked up a small round fruit and sniffed it.
"Would you like something to drink?" she asked.
"Water." When a krystal tankard appeared in front of him he sniffed it then took a sip and nodded.
Skye tore off a chunk of bread and handed it to him. He used the knife she'd made to cut several slices of cheese from the block and offered one to her. She took it then held one of the small pink grape-like fruits to his lips. He bit into it.
"Good?" she asked.
"Yes."
"This is the only planet where this fruit grows so I'm able to conjure it here."
"You can only conjure things that exist where you are?" Soren asked as he took a bite of bread and cheese.
"Yes. I can conjure almost anything but I can't create technical
"I had to destroy your clothes before I could heal you," Skye said. "I'll make you more."
A nano-unit later he was dressed in black boots, pants and vest. Surprised, he turned back to Skye and saw that she was dressed in a matching outfit. He smiled. "This will be very convenient in an emergency."
She laughed. "Yes, it will."
He examined her, his eyes going from the top of her head to her feet then back up. "You should wear only gowns."
"I can't run in a gown."
His eyes narrowed and he frowned. "Why would you need to run from our home?"
"I have to be able to get away from our enemies."
"Tell me who these enemies are and I'll kill them," Soren said.
Skye smiled. "We'll battle them together."
Soren frowned. "You won't be involved in any battles. Females stay home and they wear gowns."
Skye matched his frown. She was powerful in her own right and wasn't used to anyone, not even Berit, bossing her around. "There's much you don't know about my world. I'm not the kind of female to remain at home while others fight for my freedom." When he began to interrupt her she held up her hand, stopping him. "I'm willing to compromise to please you." She smiled to soften her words. "When we're at home I'll wear a gown to please you but when we travel or are fighting I'll dress like this."
Soren frowned but after a moment he nodded. "You will teach me what I need to know then I'll decide."
Skye laughed. She couldn’t help it. She was one of the most powerful and sought after enchantresses on Krystali and yet he acted as if he was in charge of her. She'd have to set him straight now, before they went any further. "Soren, on Krystali a warrior and his enchantress are equal partners. She provides him with her powers and in return he cherishes and loves her. The more he loves her the more powerful she becomes which in turn makes him more powerful. This is the only way a mating can exist on Krystali." She made her voice final.
He shook his head. "Such an arrangement does not feel natural to me."
"We're both used to making decisions for ourselves. We'll learn to make them together from now on."
"I am the warrior. I make the decisions."
She laughed again. "Why would you want to be burdened with such things as what I wear? Will you waste your time telling me what to eat or who to talk to or where to go? I'm a warrior in my own right and can decide these things for myself." She pointed at him. "You need to save your energy for the important things, like keeping us alive. There are many battles ahead of us. I have only you to protect me." She waited to see what he'd do now.
After a couple nano-units he nodded. "We'll see, but know this—when it comes to your safety I'm in charge. Always."
"Yes, I agree as it is part of cherishing me which will increase my power and yours." She patted his arm. "See we've already come to our first agreement and now it is time to eat." She sat down, smiled up at him and patted the space across from her. "You need nutrition to heal completely."
He sat down and she called on the elements, conjuring a woven basket of fruit, bread and cheese. It appeared between them and Soren picked up a small round fruit and sniffed it.
"Would you like something to drink?" she asked.
"Water." When a krystal tankard appeared in front of him he sniffed it then took a sip and nodded.
Skye tore off a chunk of bread and handed it to him. He used the knife she'd made to cut several slices of cheese from the block and offered one to her. She took it then held one of the small pink grape-like fruits to his lips. He bit into it.
"Good?" she asked.
"Yes."
"This is the only planet where this fruit grows so I'm able to conjure it here."
"You can only conjure things that exist where you are?" Soren asked as he took a bite of bread and cheese.
"Yes. I can conjure almost anything but I can't create technical
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