A little sob escapes her throat, torn between stark relief and the pain of feeling what she's been forced to sacrifice.
Dalish are communal creatures by nature, they're hardwired to comfort with touch, to be given it in turn. Even with her vallaslin torn from her face, that compulsion, the need for touch, can't be simply erased. Even if it'd be easier. But she wants, Beleth has always wanted, been full of desires that she ignores. There's a reason that it was that demon that was drawn to her in the Fade. And right now, more than anything, she desperately wants that connection to another person. It's been...a long time, since she's even had this much contact with another person.
Cade isn't exactly a hugger these days.
When she draws back against him, she places a gentle kiss on his neck, then his jaw. Then stops, waiting for his response. She doesn't care if it stops there or goes further, as long as he keeps his arms around her.
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Dalish are communal creatures by nature, they're hardwired to comfort with touch, to be given it in turn. Even with her vallaslin torn from her face, that compulsion, the need for touch, can't be simply erased. Even if it'd be easier. But she wants, Beleth has always wanted, been full of desires that she ignores. There's a reason that it was that demon that was drawn to her in the Fade. And right now, more than anything, she desperately wants that connection to another person. It's been...a long time, since she's even had this much contact with another person.
Cade isn't exactly a hugger these days.
When she draws back against him, she places a gentle kiss on his neck, then his jaw. Then stops, waiting for his response. She doesn't care if it stops there or goes further, as long as he keeps his arms around her.