"I have you all to myself? How did you ever manage that?" He sat up and grabbed her by the knees, turning to sit more on the bed as he pulled her closer. He had her nearly in his lap before his hands slid up along her body again, his hands warm and smooth on her softness. He pondered her question as he touched her, kneading her flesh softly as he touched it. He leaned down to kiss her belly again, then up along her body toward her jaw and lips, waiting to speak again until he'd stolen another kiss.<br/><br/>Thinking of where he'd learnt the trick made him smile. The last few centuries had not been without their interesting highs, as much as they had been full of dismal lows. Zeus had learned plenty of secrets in his time abroad. Some might have said he was off moping... and they wouldn't be wrong, but that was far from all he had done. He had gone to see how other kings had behaved, how other pantheons had remained together and strong and vital throughout the long years. It was a strange world that they lived in, to say the least, and it had only become stranger the more he had seen after abandoning his narrowmindedness and walking beyond the borders of what he had claimed. It had been severely eye opening, to say the least.<br/><br/>"A trickster of ill repute," he answered against her skin, kissing at her shoulder and neck. I've seen much, my wife. Been places, seen things I hadn't imagined possible. Or at least, hadn't considered possible within my constraints. As much as I may have diminished as the king of the gods, I have grown as a person. As a man." He lifted his head to look her in the eye, hands caressing her sides and arms and up along her neck. "Those runes were just one of the many things I learned. Admittedly, one of the more useful. As nice as it might be to start fresh I don't think either of us want to bring yet another god into this world. Yet."