<div class="floatleft">(https://i.imgur.com/hiW13Hj.jpg)<div align="center"><strong>Alizeh Cloudborn</strong> (https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=299823.msg14660956#msg14660956)</div></div>Alizeh's smile faltered as Mara turned away. A gnawing emptiness was suddenly tangible in the pit of her stomach, a tugging and a need that was rather unfilfilled despite the lovely elf she had in her arms.<br/><br/>Well. Of course Mara turned away. She had her work to do too of after all. It wasn't like it was rational to think she was going to walk over here with that confident down-to-earth swagger and cut in on the dance and sweep the cloud-born mess off her feet, and then the two of them could have a wide-hipped human-blooded dance to share just between Mara an Alizeh. No, of course, she wouldn't do that. She had a goal to focus on. And so did Alizeh. She gulped a little, determined to not be distracted by silly thoughts of what might have been and focus like a magical guardian on -<br/><br/>The elf's hand dipped down the small of her back and anything resembling focus evaporated. Her back arched and she found herself pressing more eagerly against her partner as he attention snapped back to the elf. And well, why shouldn't she be eager? Ianora was beautiful, delicate, graceful, well-versed in heart and history - the sort of person Alizeh never met before in her sheltered life. They fit so well and danced so well together, at least from the half-elf's perspective they did.<br/><br/>She smiled at Ianora now, trying to focus on keeping her favor. "We shall go anywhere you like." She said with a sweet attempt at confidence that was all the more fetching for how short it fell of this goal. Her free hand running across the woman's shoulderblades tenderly. "Anywhere at all." She smiled, the warmth in her voice matching that in her body. "Until you tire of me." She said with a self-deprecating smile, brushing back an imaginary strand of the elf's hair in a loving gesture.<br/><br/>It didn't really matter who she was tender with after all. Mara had looked away and Alizeh was foolish for feeling stung by it. That was that. No reason to dwell on it.<br/><br/>Alizeh sucked her lips in briefly, glancing the elf-woman up and down. "Have I mentioned how much I love your dress?" She offered with a casual affection as the two stood there, close as long time lovers, poised to dance to a song that had not yet begun.