Eira had expected some kind of reaction, but what had happened was decidedly more forceful than anything she had assumed might happen. She was suddenly bombarded with all manner of sensations.  The feeling of his hardness against her belly, his hand on her chin, his lips capturing hers.  And the rain continued to fall around them all the while, unconcerned with the small lives beneath it.<br/><br/>There had been flirtations and other men in her youth, but none had ever kissed her so thoroughly as that. When his lips left hers, she panted out breaths she did not realize she had been holding in. It took her a moment to regain her mind, but when she did, she leaned back slightly and she could see the castle in the distance behind him.  They were close enough now that someone might see them, so rutting in the mud was out of the question.<br/><br/>"I already knew what the answer to my question was, I wanted to see if you knew it."  She replied, her voice equally soft.  "We can't...not here."  She breathed, even though she wanted to.  Eira had already seen what his form looked like beneath his clothing and she wished to see so much more, but if they were by chance seen by a servant who reported back to Bennington, things could get rather complicated rather quickly.<br/><br/>"It's better to be honest and play by your own rules, if you play be the rules of others...You could end up like my father."