She stiffens, a little, as he wraps his arms around her, before, hesitantly, relaxing against him, to enjoy the game.<br/><br/>Seven months pass, with only a handful of earth-shaking events, though none that deserve to be recounted here, before there is one that does. And it begins with a disturbingly simple-seeming event, that most would have simply... brushed aside.<br/><br/>A small, gnat-like insect lands on Draiss' arm, while he's in the common room of his domain. The only thing that really catches his attention, though, is that he didn't notice its presence in his domain, at all.