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Sarynae woke up to the morning sun, she stretched slightly, her body brushing against Tristien. She smiles warmly at the memory of the night before. Glancing towards the basket she had brought, she slipped out of his grasp and pulled a few things out of the wicker. Placing a serving of the bread and cheese close by she knelled down and ran her fingers down Trist's back, massaging it gently.

The warrior groans and turns over, facing up at her as a lazy smile spreads across his lips. Blinking against the morning sun he opens his eyes as he peers up at her, reaching a hand up to caress her cheek. "Mmmm, good morning dear one."

"Good morning Trist..." She holds his hand to her cheek for a moment before kissing the palm softly. "I do hope you slept well?" With a smile she held him close, enjoying the comfort of them together.

Tristien wraps his arms around her tightly, holding her against his chest, he inhales deeply the scent of her hair, feeling a slight stir as he lets memories of the night before wash through his mind. Quickly though, they are overpowered by his seemingly never-ending hunger as he spies the bread and cheese she had set out. Smiling, he kissed her forehead, pulling back and murmuring. "Well, it seems you have prepared for any eventuality, eh?"

"It is something I have been taught to do, I would be remiss if I was not." Sarynae sat up after kissing his cheek softly, cutting off a small piece of cheese with her knife and adding it to the bread she broke off from the loaf. "It is not as fancy as our dinner but will be filling."

Tristien grins as he does the same, obviously oblivious in the face of food. "Well, whomever taught ye did a damned fine job, I'll say tha', though." He grins and winks, "Some skills ye've obviously just managed through natural talent." He grins widely and raises an eyebrow teasingly.

The pale elf coloured lightly at his praise and insinuation. She winked before speaking, "Yes well I have not heard any discrepancies with my 'talents'

Tristien grins and takes a bite, nodding. "No, tha's true. I'll no' complain for it. Ye've got a touch about ye m'lady."

"I have always been told I can be a little more observant to other's needs, I just use that same skill when with someone I care about." She takes a bite of her own food before reaching over and smoothing down a section of his unrily hair. "For example..." Abandoning her breakfast for the moment she produces a brush and comb from the basket and chuckles, "I enjoy doing things that are needed..." Sari lightly brushes Trist's hair.

He blushes lightly, trying not to squirm, though his grimace shows what he feels about having his hair dealt with. "Well then, I'm glad ye can pay attention ta things."

Smiling softly, Sari continued to brush Trist's hair, starting from the ends and working her way up until each strand was silky smooth "I enjoying doing so..." She moved from using the brush to running her fingers through his hair, lightly massaging his temples and neck.

Tristien closes his eyes and relaxes into her touch, trying to remain calm and not fidget for her benefit. Taking a deep breath, he inhaled the sweet morning air, seeking the scent of her that remained around them from the night before, his mind atumble as he tries to reconcile his feelings about things. "Mhmm. And what does Sari enjoy fer herself?"

"Hmmm?" She frowned slightly, a little confused by his question. Her fingers nimbly ran down Trist's back, massaging any kinks that might have cropped up during the night's sleep upon the ground. With a gentlyness that was a part of her nature she kissed his neck, letting her lips brush up towards his ear as she moved her hands back up to massage his shoulders. "Something on your mind?"

The warrior shifts, drawing his legs up and wrapping his arms around his knees as he glances off in the distance, his eyes seeing everything and nothing all at once as he considers. "Well, I'm just fer wonderin'. I've got me own turmoil in me heart, paths that lead different places and such, and while I've enjoyed one, well, I can'no' but help realize tha' I've a strong yearnin' ta take tha other. It makes me wonder what exactly ye've wanted, what would drive ye ta watch o'er me like ye have, what it is tha' yer wantin'." He glances sidelong at her, smiling and slightly raising a hand. "And none o' tha about duty and wha ye've been learned ta do."

"To be honest I have never really given it a thought. One day I wish to have a children and a family but that is something I see happening a long time from now." She sighs slightly thought her hands never leave his back and she continues to massage his shoulders, "I am not one who enjoys traveling upon the open road, the past few days have taught me more about my abilities than I thought but have also reminded me that I have a home to call my own and I would mis it if I left for too long."

Tristien nods gravely, considering her words intently. Tearing off another small piece of bread, he popped it in his mouth, chewing slowly as he selected words to express himself. Swallowing, he turned, catching her hands in his and holding them gently in his lap, his knees against hers. Something had come to his attention in the night, when he had stepped away as she slept to relieve himself. Not letting on about what he saw, he pressed his legs against hers and he smiled, looking her in the eyes, the morning sun glinting in his green orbs as small lines creased their corners, giving him a more mature appearance than usual. Blowing out his cheeks, he glanced down at their hands a moment before glancing back up at her through his hair. "Sari, I play tha simple man often enough, and in most regards I am jus' tha. But I'm no' naive, and I'm no' a foolish bumpkin, as most would think. I think tha time fer me ta play word games is comin' ta an end, but afore I start blurtin' out what I'm feelin', I'm wantin' ye ta figure out whether ye are ready ta hear such things."

"I am always ready to listen to what you have to say Trist." Sari smiled softly, a slight knowing look in her golden eyes as she gazes upon his. She squeezed his hands with a feeling of support, the warmth of the morning sun shining upon them, illuminating the hillock, a contrast from the moonlight that had been woven amongst their beings the night before.

He sat up straight, tossing his head to remove the strands of hair that had blown into his face. Still holding her hands tightly, he smiled warmly, the usual boyish look replaced by that of a man who had seen hardship and horror, but refused to let such things take root, always reserving his heart for happiness and love. His eyes seemed to sparkle as he peered into her golden orbs, admiring their radiance in the morning light, the traces of sunlight catching stray strands of her hair, causing them to glitter like spun mithril, it's rays reflecting warmly on her alabaster skin, her shoulders slim and sexy in the light. Leaning forward, he kissed her gently on the lips a moment, the gesture full of passion and unspoken relief at finding someone that matched him so well, whether she acknowledged it or not. "Sari, I've lived a long, rough life. The road, the open air." He gestured around himself with one hand, then gripped hers again. "Have been me only companions, battle and the empty groan o' the wind the marching tunes of my existence. Empty is what's best ta describe it, my life in a whole, my soul. I've searched fer happiness, and had near miss af'er near miss..." Trist trails off and smiled for a moment. "These things you say, of staying close ta home, making a life someday... the only reason I fought so hard, the only reason I stood back up when me injuries demanded otherwise, well, it's because these things are exactly what I've been hopin', in me heart, ta one day find. And then I find a lively little lass, enjoy our time tagether, but I've come ta realize..." He takes a deep breath, sighing and shaking his head with a slightly rueful grin.

Sarynae listened to him speak, her gaze never leaving his own. She smiled softly, giving him support, feeling the warmth of their bodies pressed together. His lips spoke more than anything he had to say, the gentle passion that rose to meet her is matched in ardor and strength though with an underlying tone of tranquility that flowed from her continuous believe that Elune will be there to answer her call. She could see his thoughts in her mind's eye, bands of gold that pulsed around him, merging and entwining into her silvery cord from their time spent together, a time she hoped that would never end.

"I've come ta realize that though our time together is somethin' special, Colleen and I are, and always will be two totally different people, and any hope for us ta mesh, to peaceably share our dreams and have a hope at a happy future, well, I jus' do'no' see it happenin'. One o' tha reasons bein' I think I've found what me heart has been holdin' out fer all these years. And I feel terrible ta be havin' to tell her this, but I think when it comes ta love, me hearts fer ye, totally an completely." Tristien grins and glances away a moment, a slight blush coming to his cheeks. "An' no, it's not jus' last night tha made me realize it. I'm no', whether ye'd believe it or no', a man ta be wantonly throwin' meself ta every woman tha comes along. Aye, things did go far las night, though not as far as I certainly know they could o'. Fer me ta even do tha shows ye what I mean about yer worth tha me." Grimaces slightly at the wording, "Right, tha did no come out quite right. But long story short, all tha fancy talk aside, well, I love ye Sarynae, truly I do. I jus' want ya ta know tha. Whether it's tha same fer ye, well tha's yer call, but...." He trails off, somewhat embarrassed by his ramble.

"It was your brother who I met first, half brother maybe so but still. There has always been a connection between us, be it one that is made of friendship and understanding or one of devotion and caring that reaches beyond just the beginnings of a path shared." The elven woman reached up to caress his cheek, a luminous gaze within her eyes as she watched Trist closely. "A path that I feared loosing the way recently when you were taken ill. I preyed to Elune ever moment I could, not for my own reasons but because of how much you mean to everyone around you. It is that which I find is so entrancing about you and yet is also why I feel drawn to walk beside you on your path. You have been hurt before, not always intentionally and I wish to be the one who can walk with you and help you bear such pain. I wish to share in your trials and help you with your dedication with taking care of Mithril Dreams. It is my wish to stand with you but such I wish I could only mention if I knew you felt the same."

He takes a deep breath and gazes at her for a long moment, then turns his face up to the sun, closing his eyes and enjoying it's warm rays along with the sweet morning breeze. Grinning, he turned back to her and winked, kissing her lips gently then leaning back. "First, afore anything could go forth from this, I'd need ta talk to a certain lil miss, try ta get her ta understand how things are without losin' a limb. But if ye truly wish ta walk tha path with me, and I promise, it's most assuredly no easy path. As," he grinned again, "ye may of noticed."

Sarynae nods softly, "Your path is one which has been full of heartachs and dangers, with stones and barricades, and yet you have always manages to summount the impossible." She lightly runs her fingers through his now silky hair. "I wish to stand by you for when those times should get hard, I am prepared to follow you under the ocean if the situation calls for it." The priestess smiles softly as she made the joke. "I know you have to tie up ends with Colleen and I am prepared to wait for as long as it should take, even if it took a whole life time I would be content in waiting as long as I had the chance to wait by your side."

Tristien nods slowly, smiling. "Of course, ye've got a bit of a more lifetime left than I do, so it shouldn't be too long, darling Sari." He sighs. "I can't help but feel I betray Colleen a bit, but no, this is what me heart tells me tha I want."

The elven woman look grave for a moment, "Trist, what you say is true which is why I tried to keep my distance and yet it seemed to be such distance that pulled stronger than if I had tried otherwise. I never wanted to come between what you had with Colleen and if you ever should wish to stay with her until she gets her bearings I would be willing to stay within the shadows."

Tristien shakes his head sharply. "No, ye came between nothin'. She has her duties, she has her bonds, and oaths she must fulfill. Hells, she's been gone away through tha portal fer months now, trainin' with tha gnome. Afore tha she was busy runnin' this errand or tha fer her master. What kind of relationship has it been when it's only allowed when her master says." He shakes his head. "No lil one, ye've no' come between anything. There've been too many factors tha come between us already, including ourselves."

Sarynae leans in and catches his face in her hands, she gazes upon his youthful features for a long moment before whispering softly, "Ja alore Trist," Kissing him softly, she wrapped her arms around the wayward warrior, feeling his warmth and strength.

"Ja alore Sari," He murmured back, kissing her in return passionately, twinging his fingers in her hair, one hand braced tightly against her lower back, holding her to him, his other arm going from her hair to beneath her knees, his muscles bunching as he lifted her dainty form easily, standing and turning to face the valley beyond, breaking their kiss and glancing out over the mist laden morning, spying Lakeshire in the distance, and the tops of trees emerging from the fog, his heart beating steadily in his chest as he holds her close. "Our destiny is out there, Sari. I'm prepared if ye are ta take it..."

"I am prepared to follow you if it is what you wished, though," She gestured to the small village hidden amongst the trees, "If you ever wished to travel alone, I will be here in the small home we have created for ourselves." She leaned back into Trist, feeling the heartbeat that matched her own. Cupping his cheek with her pale hand she stroked his beard enjoying the simple closeness they had.

Tristien grins as she strokes his beard, enjoying the light touch of her elegant fingers. Glancing down at her, he grinned and kissed her, glancing back over the village again. "As fer bein' alone, we both know tha I'd never 'want' ta travel alone, but, sometimes duty calls." He lightly taps her nose with his finger. "But comin' home, havin' ye there, waitin' fer me, I can imagine nothing greater."

"With a delicious dinner prepared by Marni?" Sari chuckled lightly tilting her head to kiss his cheek. "A home for the wayward warrior, something he has been missing for too long indeed." She turned back to look upon Lakeshire watching as the faint noises of the waking village drifted up to them upon the breeze, "A home of our own."

Tristien smiles and nods enthusiastically. "Aye, a home of our own. *grins and kisses her cheek. "And, dinner by Marni, nightly? THAT sounds wonderful as well." He chuckles, turning his head to look down at her face. "Sari, I've dreamt of these things fer so long, accepted them as somethin' I'd never have..... Well, well..." His smile grows, a single tear of joyful relief breaking away and trailing down his cheek, losing itself in his beard. "Well, I'm jus' happy I've got ye ta help me make it happen."

Sarynae nods and lightly brushes away the single tear, "Tristien, you deserve a home, a place to call your own. You have been so strong for so many, be it physical, defending the people you care about with your sword, or emotional, providing us with a guilding beacon within the storms of our lives. To have done so much for us and never asking for anything in return. You are a knight in shining armor to so many but to me, you are the one who is my world." She smiles lightly, her face illuminated by the sun.

Tristien smiles down at her, blushing at her words. "Ah, well, I do what I do because I am what I am. If it means so much to so many, especially you, then I guess I'm doin' right, both by tha dream an' by tha world."

"Yes, you have done all that and much more." Sarynae caresses his cheek with her hand, moving up slightly to place her lips upon his, tasting the sweet warmth, a realization of the unbridaled feeling she felt for the warrior who captured her heart. Their hearts beating in time with each other, she felt at peace, far deeper than when meditating. "I thank Elune every day for the day I met you Tristien."

An' I thank whoever saw fit ta watch o'er me while I struggled ta reach this moment an' ye. *kisses her, feeling right with the world for the first time in a long time, letting her steady heartbeat calm his soul*

She sat within his arms, looking out over the landscape, the mists finally being burned away by the sun. "We should make it a point to come here once a month, just you and me and a delicious dinner... with maybe some more dessert." Sari chuckled lightly, with a merriness that brightened the world around her.

Tristien grins at her comment, winking at her. "Aye, tha sounds about a good plan then." He kisses her deeply, then sets her down on her feet, turning towards the mess of the night before. "It would seem tha racoons got into tha lefto'ers at some point." He laughs" Ah well, I got the best parts..." He winks at her again*

She laughs melodically and taps his nose with a finger, "Next time we'll try not to get too distracted so soon." Teasing lightly she kneeled down to clean up the remnants of their meal, placing everything carefully into the basket until only the blanket remained. "There, good as if we were never here." She stood back up and turned to face Trist with a warm smile.

Reaching to help but being too slow, he turned, stretching as he yawned, twisting his upper body to work out the sleep. "So, I shall we fly, or do you wish to walk back and enjoy the morning?"

Sari eyes the sleeping gryphon laying out on it's back, its paws in the air. "Maybe a walk, we'll let the lazy creature sleep away the morning." Moving close to him and taking his hand she smiles, "That and it gives me a little more time alone with you."

Tristien smiles charmingly as he takes her hand, enfolding it in his arm and taking the basket, leaving her free to enjoy the air and the sunshine as he steps lightly down the trail* Aye, tha's always a bonus to it. *winks and looks ahead, pleased with the world beyond words*