Andia: The Revolution

[Eltee]

Aarys placed a hand over her mouth. "That's horrible! Why didn't you tell me?" Aarys asked. "That does NOT mean that you are stupid, Val!"

[JVElEven]

Spoiler:

Yes it does.

[King Acunasti]

"I'm in my early twenties, and I can't read." Valentin responded.

Spoiler:

[Eltee]

"It's not your fault! Dyslexia..." Aarys shooke her head, and embraced Valentin. "You are not stupid, you hear me!?!"

Spoiler:

We are the Sultans...
We are the Sultans of Swing.

I <3 this song.

[King Acunasti]

"I don't know, Aarys." Valentin chuckled. "I come across these simple things, and I think of them as super complicated. I used to think four plus four equals six. I really...don't think normally."

[Eltee]

"I don't care!" Aarys said, raising her voice slightly. "You're not dumb, you just didn't have anyone teaching you when you were a kid. That doesn't make you stupid!"

[King Acunasti]

"Whatever you say." Valentin kissed Aarys on the forehead. "You feel drunk at all from that wine?"

[Eltee]

"I don't know... Maybe a little buzz. Or not such a little buzz, but not as much as yesterday." Aarys said.

[JVElEven]

Spoiler:

I want a monocle for Hremai.

[King Acunasti]

Spoiler:

Go buy one.

"Good." Valentin took Aarys' empty hand. "It's nice to get a buzz every now and then. And you don't feel like sh*t the next day."

[Eltee]

"Yeah." Aarys said. She ran her hand down Valentin's muscled chest, and kissed him.

[King Acunasti]

Valentin closed his eyes and continued kissing Aarys for a few moments. But at some point, he abruptly broke away. "You in too much pain to stand?" he asked softly.

[Eltee]

"No, no. It hurts, but it's bearable." Aarys said.

[King Acunasti]

"If it hurts, I don't want you to have to stand." Valentin winked. He slowly stood from the blankets and began to dress himself. "I'll go get us some new blankets. You alright staying in here?"

[Eltee]

Aarys nodded. "Okay." She said, smiling weakly.

[King Acunasti]

"I feel guilty." Valentin said as he slipped into his jacket and began tying his boots. "I didn't know it would hurt you like that."

[Eltee]

"It felt good, too. Really! Don't feel guilty. If we are going to get married someday, this was going to happen anyways." Aarys said soothingly.

[King Acunasti]

"Alright, well, I'll be back in a minute."

Valentin exited the tent. He returned no more than seven or eight minutes later with a large stack of fresh, clean fur blankets. "They've got a ton of blankets out there! They must've killed a million bears to get all of this fur!"

[Eltee]

While Valentin was away, Aarys had cleaned herself a bit and pulled on her underwear and a t-shirt. "I guess it's hard to get flax or cotton blankets in winter." She suggested.

[King Acunasti]

"I suppose so." Valentin threw the dirtied blankets into a basket and began setting up the new ones. He pulled a beer out of his jacket and cracked it open as he did this.

Spoiler:

Val and his beer.

[Eltee]

Spoiler:

I can see what kind of father he'll be.

Come on, lay down with me." Aarys said.

[King Acunasti]

Valentin placed his beer on the ground and removed his jacket from his shoulders. "It is seriously cold out there." he said as he laid down beside Aarys.

[Eltee]

Aarys smiled. "I am still feeling pretty warm." She said, grinning. She cuddled up to Valentin. "I'll try to... Warm you up."

[King Acunasti]

"I like that offer." Valentin mumbled. "What you do have in mind?"

[Eltee]

Spoiler:

Nuh uh.

"Nothing. Just.." Aarys nuzzled closer. "This is it."