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Listening to her, the man nodded some. “I had been thinking about that, actually… Dusk has been able to get it to where Ellwood isn’t as closed off as it had been before, but that’s simply with the other elves. I don’t know how long it’s going to take for us to be able to open trade routes.” Watching her, he brought her close again, kissing her forehead. “Shall we quickly eat so that we may go to bed? You look quite tired, Gambler.” Another kiss, this time to her lips, and rave’s smile was hidden by his hair as he sighed softly, paring just so that he would be able to get to the food and allow Gambler to eat as well. “This smells quite good.”

Almost struggling in his hold, Kalore was gasping in pain as his arms went around himself, the shaking getting worse. This he did remember; the pain in his abdomen, the piercing pain through his chest. It hadn’t been near this bad before, though, and he couldn’t understand what it was that had made it so much worse this time. Shaking his head again and again, he simply kept close to Monty, no matter how much he was struggling against the hold. He needed something but even Kalore wasn’t completely sure on what it was that he needed.

Watching the woman eating almost had Rave laughing, though he didn’t know why. For a moment, he could see a flash of golden hair, spring green eyes, and a smile that brightened the darkest night, but it wasn’t real. Smile fading almost immediately, he was looking almost in surprised shock before his hair covered his face again, even from gambler, and he began to eat the food slowly. What was wrong with him? As he closed his eyes, he took a soft breath as he tried to build up some form of shield around himself, mentally. Something was messing with him; that had to be it.

Kalore could barely hear the voice of the demon but the moment that he did, he didn’t even mean to latch onto it. That’s what he did, however. The voice that was sounding around him had gained his attention and it only took a moment for the pain to recede just a bit. Groaning again, Kalore tried to move closer to Monty but a flash of pain went through him as he arched, gasping loudly as the only sound that could come from him was a pained whimper. The throbbing sensation was beginning to fade, but for the moment, it was keeping a tight grip on the elf and it didn’t seem like it was going to let go.

He couldn’t really make sense of the words that were being said, but just listening to Monty’s voice was helping the blonde gain some form of control over himself. Kalore was beginning to calm down but the pain was still there; soft whimpers coming from him in answer to whatever it was that the demon was asking him. Was he speaking to him or was Kalore imagining it? He didn’t know for sure but he thought that he felt someone kissing his ear, thought that he could feel arms around him. Was that Monty? Was he really doing all of this just for him? Kalore thought that he had hated him though… this just didn’t make any sense.

Sighing softly, Rave’s eyes were still closed as he was trying to track down what it was that was doing this to him. “I’m fine, Gambler.” But he obviously wasn’t. The moment that he began to track down what it was that was causing this, however, it stopped. Opening his eyes, there was a look of confusion on his features as he glanced around slowly. Whatever it was that had been bothering him had just left and he didn’t understand it… at all. “The food is good, however. Would you like anything else?”

The man nodded, taking her hand and kissing it gently, "I promise you that I"m alright." Well, now he was alright but he definitely hadn't been before. Then again, it wasn't like he really knew what it was that he was doing. Sighing softly once more, he glanced over at her with a small smile. "Let me pay for this, Gambler, as a coming home gift." Kissing her forehead gently once more, Rave found that he could look into her brown eyes without watching them change colors, her hair remaining the way that it was. Whatever it was that had bothered him, he had chased it out. For now, at least. "Then... we should probably get some rest, no?"

Kalore was beginnign to listen before he almost scoffed at Monty's words. The demon, be better at archery than him? It wasn't going to happen. The elf was damn good at what it was that he did, but when he began to open his eyes just to tell him that, the light caused him to cry out in pain again. It seemed like that small bit of reminder was all that it took to bring most of it back; reigning hard over him as he was able to control himself a bit more, keep it to where the pain wasn't overwhelming. Barely.

Frowning as he noticed that she had taken up all of the bill, Rave was about to complain before he sighed softly. He wasn’t having too many problems at the moment so he wanted to simply revel in the peace. Nodding a bit, he brought her close again as he kissed the woman gently. ”Fine, but I want you relaxing once we get home, Gambler. This may be my break from my current work, but this is your coming home gift, Gambler.” Another kiss and he stroked her hair gently as he smiled once more at the woman, “I did miss you… Shall we rest in your home today, then? You must have missed it.” He didn’t think that going to his own home would be wise… not with the memories that that place had for him.

Kalore couldn’t make out the words perfectly, but he heard something about a bow and an obstacle course. Well… that would be simple enough. Those weren’t all that hard, at least he didn’t believe that they were. Groaning softly once more, he tried to focus on that instead of the piercing pain that was going through his chest, but at least it wasn’t his stomach now. The pain was becoming more centered, but he could handle that better than a full body one. After a while, his eyes finally opened as he winced against the light, “T-Turn… turn that… that off… please, M-Monty?” Maybe the less light would help him out a bit more.

Pulling her close to him, the man smiled just a bit as he nodded some, “I don’t mind doing the ‘shadow thing’.” Smiling again at her, Rave leaned down, kissing her gently as the bill was paid and they didn’t even walk out of the room. He simply kept her close, making sure that he would be able to keep them controlled as the shadows surrounded them and they were soon in her own home. Rave more than likely left more than one person confused and gaping in surprise at their leave, but that didn’t matter. The only thing that mattered was that they were now laying on the bed, still clothed and still a mess, but he kept her close, smiling just a bit more at her. “Is this fine for you, then?”

As the hand was over his eyes, the man bit his lip gently before he nodded, “M-Much better…” His eyes slowly opened, his lashes flickering on his palm before Monty removed his hand. Looking over at him, Kalore was pale, almost ashen faced as he continued to bite his lip gently. “Y-You… you don’t want me to… to keep drinking now… right?” He needed more of a break than what he had been given from the restless slumber.

Smiling just a bit at her as he brought the woman closer to him, Rave shook his head. “I’ve just been… I’ve just been overworked, Gambler.” No, he was going through something but it wasn’t being overworked. Now that he was shielding against… something… he was more alert about the things that were around him that were trying to get through his shield. He could feel it like an annoying poke; someone trying to get through that shield to do something to him. What was it? Rave sighed softly before he rolled onto his back, bringing Gambler with him. “Shall we rest or are you not tired?” He raised a brow, wondering if he could just distract the woman somehow. He didn’t want her worrying.

The panic that Kalore hadn’t known that he had began to fade as he rested against him, sighing softly. “Oh… Okay.” Glancing over at him once more, he continued to bite his lip gently before he turned into him, cuddling against the demon as he sighed again. He was beginning to get hungry but he knew better than to try and eat something. Instead, Kalore simply closed his eyes, sighing again before he rested his head against his shoulder.

He tried to keep himself calm and playful, a combination that he only had when he was near the other, but soon he was snickering some and bringing her closer to him. “Maybe… And what will you do when I say yes?” Raising a brow, he kept her close as he kissed the woman gently, chuckling again. Maybe he really did need to make sure that he just keep distracted and didn’t think of… think of her. It wasn’t working, but that just meant that he had to make sure that he was calm and collected with himself and now… now with Gambler again.

Kalore didn’t sleep, but now he was snuggled against the man that he hadn’t touched in… months. So long he was stuck wondering what it was that Monty was doing, if he was happy, things like that… but he hadn’t really thought about it for sure due to the drug. Now that it was gone, his mind was clear and he could think of it, wonder about it. He could also focus on the pain that was surrounding him, but that didn’t matter so much as the fact that he wanted to just… just think of Monty. Thinking of the demon caused the pain to just… fade.

Looking up at the other, he bit his lip just a bit as he sighed again. “You… How were you… In those months… they um… what have… what have you been doing?” His voice was soft, nearly impossible to hear over the pounding of his own heart. When had that gone up?