Lydia heard Shenyo’s questions over the roar of the fire but she just smiled and tossed her head. They ran, his tail about her waist and her hand clasped securely in his. The two poorly clad people could have been children running blithely through a field of flowers on a sunny day or more like, two escapees from Bedlam, the walled sanatorium for the insane. Lydia’s face glowed with euphoria and her eyes were flashing with mischief. She was riding the wave of endorphins from drinking of Shenyo’s essence.<br/><br/>When they finally stood at the top of the hill with the forest as a dark backdrop, she turned and pressed herself against him with a rapturous embrace. One foot left the ground and she placed a light kiss on his lips.<br/><br/>“What that was back there is that I found that I can join my energy to yours much in the same way as I can draw energy from the Earth. You and I managed to generate this same energy when we united our bodies under the full moon. I thought we could only achieve that through the sharing of souls, the orgasm or the little death as some would call it. Back there, I was able to draw on your strength and then when I kissed you, I fed you back what I had created.”<br/><br/>Her feet touched the ground then she rose on her tip toes, hands still locked around Shenyo’s neck. She looked deep in his eyes.<br/><br/>“don’t you see what this means? We never have to lose our strength, our energy, our power as long as we can multiple our essence from each other, then share it with a kiss. Together, we are invincible. We have the tools to neutralize the nobles. We need a strategy and need to find a way to cut off the head of the snake but we have the power to make this world safe again.”<br/><br/>Shenyo’s tail caressed her cheek and Lydia sighed with contentment.<br/><br/>“Let’s go deep into the forest and find some place we can rest for a while.” She suggested.<br/>