Elariel was pleased that Tae'loren has understood her point, and to her surprise he was apologetic about his actions. As she sat on his warm lap and met his searching eyes he smiled at her. In response she rolled her eyes, trying not to be distracted by the intensity in his and the way it made her insides squirm. Elariel extracted herself from his arms and reached over to her pack, she rifled through the front pocket and pulled out a small jar of healing salve. She righted herself on Tae'loren's lap and held it up for him to see.<br/><br/>"I think I will put some of this on you," She explained as she pulled the cork out. She dipped two fingers into the salve and holding them out to him, her skin tingling where it made contact with the magical healing substance. "I can get rid of the ones that look purposefully done, but keep enough bruises to make it look as though you tried to escape... They would expect that at the very least.<br/><br/>Elariel shifted so that she was straddling him, her knees either side of his legs, the junction between her thighs hovering just over his. She reached out tentatively and begun to rub the salve into one of his cheeks and massaging it in slow circles. Elariel smiled as her fingers travelled over his lips.<br/><br/>"Of all the things to damage," she said with a light tut in her voice, "I would feel bad every time I kissed you. I can hardly have that." With the thought of kissing him, her body lowered onto his and she felt her heart beat a little faster. She dipped her fingers into the salve again and rubbed it on the same side of his neck and shoulders as the cheek that she had healed. It would look like he hit one side of his body when the wards cast him back. Next Elariel's fingers pushed further down, travelling beneath the collar of his shirt to his smooth pectoral muscles.<br/><br/>"And I can't bear to have these damaged," Her voice came out as a hoarse whisper rather than the teasing scold she had intended it to be. Her fingers circled over the burns, she made sure she took the time to lather attention upon them. Her mind wandered to the previous evening and her body was quick to react. She had been too long without a lover, and having such an appealing one between her legs was beyond distracting.<br/><br/>"So, we'll have to head out soon" Elariel begun, tearing her eyes away from his dusky skin, "what are your plans for us today? Where will you lead us?"<br/><br/>The thought of business did well to distract her, but she couldn't ignore the yearning she felt for him. She gave herself a silent rebuke; she couldn't afford to be distracted. When she had massaged enough of the salve into his skin she gave him an apologetic smile before sliding off his lap and onto the floor in front of him.<div class="messageTextEndMarker"> </div>