Ashia shrugged a little and shook her head.<span style="color: #404040">"Vyre, she begged you for it. she has most definitely been handling your spear, she spoke to Order about it... it was her idea, her plan and she begged you to do it and while you were busy watching what you were doing i watched her face. i have never seen so much love in her eyes as the moment you pressed that magic imbued metal to her thigh, it was just a split second before the pain forced her to close her eyes but she wanted it. the act itself may seem cruel, even barbaric but from where i sat it was beautiful. your pet, glowing with love as you, her owner, protector and mate gave her what she wanted, an permanent mark of your love and devotion to her. i also heard you talk of leaving claw marks as scars on her but look at it."</span>she moved them both to look at the perfectly silver mark on Anna's inner thigh and while the whole area around it was red there were no signs of scar tissue.<span style="color: #404040">"i have seen animals being branded, it is a moment of cruel barbarism that leaves an ugly raised scar but this looks nothing like that. its a perfect imprint of your spear and your crest, its not a brand at all. there is no proper word for this mark but it is beautiful and while i was apprehensive while she was talking what i watched was moment of pure love from your beautiful pet... not an act of barbarism or cruelty, it was loving."</span>while they were watching Anna's body finally released Vyre's silver seed and she shuddered softly in her sleep.<br/><br/>Elune nodded and closed her eyes.<span style="color: #5900b3">"i hope your right... i just don't want you to start growing... unhappy because of it and you have a bad... habit of holding your feelings in until they are... eating you alive."</span><br/><br/>Shauna smiled and nodded.<span style="color: #ffff00">"thank you."</span>she returned the kiss with a shrug.<span style="color: #ffff00">"i cant say i made any plans at all. i knew trouble was brewing so i left the whole day open and now i find myself free as a bird."  </span><div class="messageTextEndMarker"> </div>