She cried against his skin until there was nothing left within her. Her hands curled into his wealth of hair and her body trembled against his own as the Mediterranean wind whipped around them, dancing across the deceitfully peaceful waves lapping at the white sandy shore. She cried for the lives she witnessed be swept into the rolling, churning ocean's depths. She cried for those still aboard the vessel as it sank beneath the crushing waves. For the young and the old who didn't deserve a sailor's death, for those left behind on shore whose hearts drowned with the men, for her own love...<br/><br/>Daphne clung to her husband as the sun beat down upon them, battling the soul-deep chill that had taken up residence within the survivors. She happily lost herself to the comfort he provided while holding him in return. Wretched with misery as she initially woke to, choking horribly on the saltwater that had filled her lungs, she hadn't seen the depth of emotion coming from her recently stoic husband. There was no missing the way he clung to her though, his arms firm about her as though to keep her from taking so much as a step back towards Erebus. His repetitive whisper seemed to sink through her to touch her very heart. This was the Orion she agreed to marry. That good, sweet poet she only caught glimpses of rather than the distant man she had found after the ceremony.<br/><br/>Tears drying on her cheeks and her body's trembling increasing, she slowly pulled away to peer up at him cautiously. Worried her actions may not be welcomed she brushed her lips against his own in a gentle, brief kiss. A caress meant to reassure both of the fragility of life and the joy of surviving. Her fingertips skimmed his shoulders even as she broke the kiss with a gentle blush finally bringing color to her complexion. "Orion, I..." She paused, searching for words she was unable to express. Part of her wanted to confess how she's missed him over the past few days, to fall back into his arms and pray this too will end. "We can't stay here, not out in the open at least. I-I... What do we need to do?"