22.Apr.18, 10:23 AM
Xyliah tilted her head slightly, studying Jalazmar quietly for a moment. “How old are you?” she asked curiously, since he’d offered the opportunity to do so, and she was genuinely curious. He didn’t look particularly old, but he also didn’t seem to be as young as herself. She had been worried in the beginning that she’d be marrying a man as old as Lord Therion, so she’d been rather delighted when she found out that Jalazmar was the youngest son of one of Therion’s friends… or something like that. She figured he couldn’t be older than thirty, but she had never really had the need to learn how to judge people’s ages, so she wasn’t sure.
“Thank you,” Xyliah flushed lightly, surprised by the compliment, for she had not been fishing for one, but happy with it none-the-less. Her blush amplified by quite a deal when he said he’d just silence her with kisses, and she dropped her gaze in embarrassment, even though a smile lingered on her lips, her heart was somewhere near the base of her throat and racing at the implications. Xyliah was not particularly outgoing when it came to the subject of sex, and even though she’d had fantasies about her life with her future husband, they had never strayed down those lines! She tended to shut down her thought process at the slightest notion of kissing, never mind sex! That thought, of course, caused her face to turn a bright red and she shifted a little uncomfortably as the conversation turned to her cat.
“Sunshine is a good boy,” she said softly, when she finally felt like her blush was fading and her voice would do as she wanted and not further cause her embarrassment. The four-year-old tom was quite content to spend his time cuddled with Xyliah, despite the upheaval that had happened recently in their life. She mostly kept him locked in her rooms with a box to do his business in, because she didn’t want him to cause hassle for her host, and she wasn’t sure if there were other cats – or toms! – around for him to cause mischief with.
“I found him when I was fourteen,” she said, smiling fondly. “I kept him secreted in my bedroom for months before one of my sisters discovered him and told Father.” She paused, frowning slightly in past irritation at her sister playing tattletale. “Father let me keep him, though. He’s been with me ever since.” She smiled almost shyly as she met Jalazmar’s gaze. “Would you like to meet him?” It would be a bit more forward than she was open to, to invite Jalazmar to her rooms to meet Sunshine after dinner and before bed, so – “Perhaps tomorrow after breakfast?” Maybe then she could spend more time with her future husband, and get to know him some more!
“Thank you,” Xyliah flushed lightly, surprised by the compliment, for she had not been fishing for one, but happy with it none-the-less. Her blush amplified by quite a deal when he said he’d just silence her with kisses, and she dropped her gaze in embarrassment, even though a smile lingered on her lips, her heart was somewhere near the base of her throat and racing at the implications. Xyliah was not particularly outgoing when it came to the subject of sex, and even though she’d had fantasies about her life with her future husband, they had never strayed down those lines! She tended to shut down her thought process at the slightest notion of kissing, never mind sex! That thought, of course, caused her face to turn a bright red and she shifted a little uncomfortably as the conversation turned to her cat.
“Sunshine is a good boy,” she said softly, when she finally felt like her blush was fading and her voice would do as she wanted and not further cause her embarrassment. The four-year-old tom was quite content to spend his time cuddled with Xyliah, despite the upheaval that had happened recently in their life. She mostly kept him locked in her rooms with a box to do his business in, because she didn’t want him to cause hassle for her host, and she wasn’t sure if there were other cats – or toms! – around for him to cause mischief with.
“I found him when I was fourteen,” she said, smiling fondly. “I kept him secreted in my bedroom for months before one of my sisters discovered him and told Father.” She paused, frowning slightly in past irritation at her sister playing tattletale. “Father let me keep him, though. He’s been with me ever since.” She smiled almost shyly as she met Jalazmar’s gaze. “Would you like to meet him?” It would be a bit more forward than she was open to, to invite Jalazmar to her rooms to meet Sunshine after dinner and before bed, so – “Perhaps tomorrow after breakfast?” Maybe then she could spend more time with her future husband, and get to know him some more!