Faren was thoroughly enjoying the picnic, feeding and being fed my Samantha. He wished he was bold enough to go for the stray bits of food that slipped down her blouse though. However, he just made do with the crumbs on her cheeks.<br/><br/>While he lay comfortably with his head in Samantha's lap, he could not stop gazing up at her face. She was the most beautiful thing in the world to him, and he was glad that she was here with him. Safe from vikings, from thieves, from any threats as they had cleared them out of this area. He could not bear to think of her being in danger.<br/><br/>Which is why his heart fell when she mentioned the possibility of him staying. He hadn't thought of that yet.<br/><br/>"Maric is already building a small mansion for him and Nimue, and it is nearly finished." He began, sitting up slowly. "And I... I will have to stay here with him, as I have yet to be knighted and end my training as a squire.<br/>"But I do not wish to part from you Samantha!" Faren continued, gently taking her hands in his, looking deep into her eyes. "Please, stay here with me. I'll buy a house in the nearby town, big enough for the both of us to live in comfortably. I'll take some local jobs to get us some money. Please, you are everything to me."