<div class="floatleft">(https://i.imgur.com/Y3n5ibZ.png)</div>"Your lady and her mate would appreciate it greatly," Larissa said, throwing back an impish smile at Jay. "Kasala and Pinna had an interrupted reunion last night...I'd pray to their generosity."<br/><br/>With no further words or pretense, Larissa would pulled Elaine into their room on the right side of the hall. She had grown weary of waiting. The moment the door was shut, Larissa drew the wooden bar across it in a smooth motion. She drew Elaine close to her, cupping her cheeks with both her hands and guiding her into a passionate kiss. The tears she held back in the dining hall streamed down her cheeks, staining them both. She melded their lips together, pursing them apart to allow their tongues the space to dance. Larissa kissed with a desperate hunger, as if what she were experiencing was a dream that all too fleeting.<br/><br/>Pulling back from the kiss utterly breathless, Larissa buried her head into Elaine's shoulder and wept. "When I heard the news...oh gods, I was heartbroken." She gripped the furs Elaine was draped in tightly, afraid as though she might slip away from her. "I thought I'd never see you again."