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That sounded calm, and somehow very peaceful, Eisheth had to admit. The alchemist almost forgot the relaxing feeling of calmness, when you simply don't have to worry about anything. Her heart was full of negative emotions: loss, rage, anger, can she afford it, to have a minute of joy? Can not she just relax?

"Mmmm", Eisheth pulled Mei closer, her hand caressing student's hair down to her back.

If Eisheth knew any definition to the word erotic, that was just erotic moment, like one can imagine it. It was just now, when the alchemist actually realized how cold is Mei' body: she thought she remembered the student explaining her the nature of Jiang Shi, but she never actually thought it would be that literally: the ghoul was bloodless and warmless. The alchemist had no idea whether the ghoul actually feel cold (since Eisheth was feeling cold almost all the time in Halloween), but her instincts told her to pull the ghoul closer, to hug her tightly in a mindless attempt to warm her, at least a bit. Was there any sense behind it? Would Mei feel even a bit of warm? Would she, just for a moment, feel what it's like to have blood running through your veins? Eisheth didn't know, but she couldn't care less. It all just didn't matter now, as the horseman's hands were merging together with Mei's hands, as if they were a solid, weird, root-like body. Her nose reached the student's ear, and delved into her hair getting used to her aroma. Mei's lips were just somewhere near...

Eisheth just wanted for this moment to last longer, and longer, and longer...

To be honest, there quite a lot of things she actually wanted to do, as well, but first, the cold and dirty localities of the Weeping forest weren't that temtping for this sort of things, and second, she reminded herself, it's, like, their first date, or whatever, and Mei is still a student... so... she probably have to wait a bit, and be patient.

That said, the alchemist finally managed to find the ghoul's lips. For a brief moment she was wondering, if the touch of her kerchief is tender enough (though it should be, since, in fact, it was made of some very fine and tender silk), and then she carefully moved it away: something she did really rarely. The contrast between their lips, - warm and demanding of Eisheth, and cold, bloodless of Mei, - was refreshing.

All right, thought Eisheth, that should be enough. She was burning with an inner lust, and if they keep standing there like this for a bit more, she will definitely loose the rest of her self-control (and the alchemist was never good in self-control dealing with the things she enjoyed doing) and go too far for the first date. With an incredibly hard twist of her willpower she managed to pull Mei back.

"Have you ever... kissed before?", she asked the ghoul curiously. She herself has been kissed a lot in her reckless youth, that and much more, but to tell the truth she never actually considered having feelings, - and lust especially, - towards females. That quite a new experience, and surprisingly it was stunningly awesome: she could feel Mei's odor, the very texture of her pale, bloodless body, every ghoul's move was amazingly tender and gentle. The alchemist always thought she prefers hard and fast moves typical to male horsemen, but that very special slow, romantic drive of the moment was just fascinating. She wanted more, and more, yet she realized the avalanche of her lust won't be exactly good for the student... not now. And not here, anyway.

Eisheth took a deep breath, and forced herself to say: "Let's get back... it's getting colder here. Next time we should meet in a warmer place", she added laughing lightly.

All right, that makes sense. Well... then it will take a bit longer than she anticipated, thought Eisheth. She kept walking gently putting her arm on a ghoul's waist, as if they belonged to each other.

"May I ask... what do you feel when you are so close to another person?", she asked with a genuine interest. The alchemist decided to slowly lecture Mei into the world of sensual pleasures. "I'm not sure how Halloweeners feel", she complained. "But me, personally, I feel a burning volcano of lust and desire to be closer and closer, as close as possible", - she made a meaningful pause. - "..and at the same time I feel tender and urge to take care, to protect... to please". It sounded like a total mess, but Eisheth guessed her explanation would quite fit the chaos of the moment.

That sounded quite cheerful, and Eisheth once again had to remind herself Mei is just a student, yet, so burning passion of the horseman might be actually harmful for her: she definitely needs to keep it slow.

"No need to sacrifice, please", she argued. "It sounds romantic and beautiful, but to tell the truth, it is always a disaster, for both the person who sacrifice themselves, and for the person it was meant to save. Believe me. And anyway, it won't be needed anymore: horsemen recently experienced the defeat, and one and only in our history, so we've learnt our lesson well. We will not do the same mistake again, so I promise I will be able to protect you, if needed".

Eisheth smiled to the ghoul, as they kept walking.

"Say, Mei...", the alchemist wondered. "I've never asked before, but how old are you?...". It was a gentle question, yet it not necessary would be helpful, since Eisheth had no idea about the regular maturity age in Halloween, and perhaps it should differ depending on the race and breed.

That question, though predictable, was quite confusing for the alchemist.

"Let's see...", she made an attempt in calculation. "To tell the truth, I can not remember exactly. From my experience, it looks like I've always existed. I can't even recall being a scareling; horsemen are long-lasting, almost eternal. Using the shorttimers equivalent, I would suppose it's around 35-36, since I am by all means adult in my society, but definitely far from being the oldest of my kind: sages and our queen were much older, and the Clans rulers, of course, too. Medea should probably be the oldest of us now, except for Sir Death, of course. Hope, it isn't that big difference for you", she smiled to Mei.