The breath that he holds when she offers agreement, and the fierce exhalation of relief that follows as she soothes him tells her all she needs to know of his feelings in this moment. Later, when they are not in these precious, private moments her doubts will likely return. She is only one mare among many in the Ridge; and she will later consider just how many private hours her Bera Konung has spent with each of the residents.

But for now it is only them.

It is his touch against her skin, the warmth of his body making her skin prickle with the urge to touch him. His voice rings in her ears with the depths of the emotions that he expresses and it warms her anew. She does not consider herself fierce; not in the wake of seeing the aftermath of a truly skilled fighter coming to take what he desired while she quailed, unable to stop him. But strong, she might learn to accept.

Resilient, perhaps even.

A smile crawls across her lips and she basks in his praise, her eyes closing as he murmurs his desires against her skin and she feels like she might be glowing. A soft sigh of happiness escapes her at his admission and she closes her eyes more tightly against the overwhelming surge of emotion.

"I want that too. More than you know, my love." She stretches forward to touch the skin of his neck to murmur her own soft reply.

OOC: We can end the thread here if you like <3