"That would be my fancy," he confirmed with a glint in his eyes. There were times when tact and subtlety were not required and this was one of them. She may wish to act coy in relation to the topic but it wasn't really in him to act in such a manner. A smile crept onto his equine lips and he eventually released the mare from his grasp - or rather, he lifted his weight away from her head so that she didn't develop a horrid creak in her neck. As much as he enjoyed his head rest, this was definitely not the most appropriate of locations to have his wicked way with her!
...Ah, he was grateful his children had all grown and flown the nest. The gods knew he'd never have the opportunity to act quite so uncouth while they were on the premises. After all, children required direction and had to be led by example. In short, he had no desire to turn his sons into rakehells or his daughters (should he have them) into harlots. Consequently he was thankful for small favours and heavily blessed at this moment in time.
Bella was all his.
Although, one did have to wonder for how long she would be his alone. She was set on more children and he wouldn't refuse her this. His only conditions this time was that he was there the whole time (like he had been for Sylph) - that way if there were any complications he could deal with them as efficiently as possible (even if that meant being thrown out of the grove by his own brother). Heh, having a doctor in the family certainly had its uses even if communication was an issue sometimes!
"I'd say an evening with my mate is definitely on the cards, it has been a while since I showered you with quite so much affection," he grinned wickedly and nudged her neck lightly. "Would be poor form to ruin the mood I've created, I think it would be safe to say I'm going to embrace the opportunity while it's there," he murmured and gave her a nudge towards home.
