He felt it as her magic yielded and his aura swept willingly and knowingly over her.  It was a strange moment and he moved to hang the belt behind his neck to let the ends hang down against his chest while he reached down and ran his free hand through her hair slowly, gathering a fistful of it and tugging firmly to arch her head back.  "You are the most precious of all things to me Dawn," he said to her, "More precious than even my own life.  You are my treasure... my princess..."  His voice dropped lower to a deep whisper as he tugged a little more firmly while adding, "But right now, all that matters is that you are mine..."