Elara's whispered words seemed like shouts in the quiet of the room, his senses well aware of everything she did. Although he knew that the accusation he made would have a result, he hadn't intended her to act so strongly in favor of it. The soft of her tongue on his ear sent a shiver down his body, and it resonated deep inside him, almost causing him to shiver. He kept the effect she had on his mind at bay, simply turning to look at her to see that they were both smiling with similar intent at this point, but he couldn't say the same for his body. Simply ignoring the fact he was becoming more erect, he maintained his smile, enjoying how close she was. With his hand still around her back, he applied a little more force, pulling her towards him, feeling the water between them get displaced. "I would hardly call this a simple tolerance Elara. You seem to be much more than just putting up with me for civility's sake."<br/><br/>With how close they were now, he imagined she could feel the way his heart beat in his chest. He found it rather unfortunate that his body wasn't as resilient as his mind, the heat of his magic rippling inside of him the way the water rippled around them. It felt good to have her just by his side, and a little rebellious part of him almost laughed at the fact that instead of wedding a princess of a distant kingdom and consummating the marriage like a chore, he was sitting here, with the queen of vampires in a realm apart from his own. Her not so subtle hints of desire burned him up inside, and he was happy to partake in the flame. Easily moving his arm around her, being almost weightless in the water, he set her over himself, settling to leave his hands on her hips. "Besides, much like your court, I'm interested to see how you behave Elara, to have such a prince as I here in your grasp."