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She twines her fingers with his and smiles at him, "We open ourselves to each other, allow the other to see our glowing balls, then merge them together. Once they have merged we will shape it outward into a globe much as you did before, only this time we will have each other to draw on as well as ourselves. Are you okay with this?"

She smiles softly and closes her own, opening herself to him and seeking for his glowing ball. It may take them a few moments to get used to each other and to find exactly where the glowing balls are, but they do. Bathory starts to call her glowing ball towards his and urges him to do the same, so that they merge into one glowing ball, a truly radiant golden ball. She starts to force it outward with him, the two of them having to work in tandem to get the globe to take shape. Now its a matter of how long they can hold it, the shimmery golden dome surrounding them both.

Bathory squeezes his hand lightly and smiles peacefully, breathing deeply and evenly to help maintain her focus on the globe.

She's panting lightly herself, though she smiles at him and nods. "It is very hard to keep up, much like the single globe, but the connection is...exhilarating. Some have even called it a spiritual experience."

She smiles a touch and looks at him, "Why don't we rest a bit and we can try it again."

She shakes her head a bit, "No, they know that I often swim off alone to practice my magic. They know I hold them in distaste though they simply think it is because of the family selfishness and because I am a 'half-breed'."

She thinks for a moment, "They have not seen me like this yet, perhaps...I can disguise myself and we can go speak to you mother, let her know that we are together and that you are not trying to leave her."

She frowns a touch and looks down, "But...wouldn't that work in our favor? As much as I hate to say it...wouldn't she be happy to know that you've been spending time with one of the family? One that's been treating you well? One that loves you? I do love you Minkishi, I would do anything to help you and your mother."

She sighs and looks at him, "I am going to confront my uncle. I am sick of living in fear of his possible reactions, I must know once and for all....if I need to look over my shoulder for the rest of my life or if he will accept me or if he will simply shun me. I want to spend the rest of my life with you Minkishi, not having to hide how I feel and only get an hour or two with you each day."

She looks at him, brushing her thumb across his cheek with a slight nod, "Very well...I will wait. I'm sorry, I don't mean to worry you, I just hate having to keep you a secret, like something to be ashamed of. I'm ashamed of my family and their appalling behavior but not you. You are the best thing that has ever happened to me and I want to be with you for a very long time."

She sighs a bit and glances down, "I just wish there was a way to assure your mother that you aren't trying to leave her without exposing us prematurely. Could you simply tell her that you've met someone but that you want to make sure that what you feel is the real thing before you have her meet the beta? It should ease her mind on that count at least....I dislike being the cause of anymore of her worrying than any of the rest of them has caused."

She nods slowly, smiling very faintly at him, "I know, I don't want to see your mother harmed because of us either, Ouija has been put through more than enough at the hands of my family. I just...I want to be able to show once and for all that we aren't all so completely self-absorbed and cruel."

She blinks in surprise at his admitting having a nightmare, then moves in close, hugging him comfortingly and nodding against his shoulder. "Agreed, when you have more experience will be the time for confrontation. And we will protect each other and stand together, show them that we are a force to be reckoned with. I don't care if they don't accept us, I just want them all to leave us alone. That includes your mother."

She sighs happily in his embrace, smiling softly, "I don't know, but I'm glad that I am, otherwise I wouldn't have you." She returns the kiss and nods to him, "I would like that very much." She slips one hand down to take one of his and gives him a loving smile.