<span style="color: #00FF00">He held her closely as he fought the urge to make the kiss more demanding but he did not want to scare off his little rose. Adalric nearly did lose it as felt her kiss back timidly but still she had responded positively to his kiss. She pulled back from the gentle kiss and began to blush a lovely rosy shade that really tested his restraint. She was just so innocent!<br/><br/>Then he realized just how innocent his little rose really was when she asked him so shyly why had he just kissed her. It was her first kiss! One of many. He pressed his forehead against hers--their noses brushing against each other. He smirked at her innocence and said, "Because <span style="font-style: italic">Konstantina</span>, you are now mine, my lovely rose." He loved the way her name rolled off his tongue as he stared at her soft blue eyes with his own sharp feline like yellow eyes.</span>