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Ky's heart pounded in his chest when Nym kissed his hand. Warmth flooded through him and he shivered, the tight knot of fear loosening in his stomach. "Am I?" Ky hmmed, he didn't feel cold at all.

"Being with you will keep me warm." He smiled. "We can snuggle in a little bit. Just let me pamper you okay?" He massaged Nym's shoulders, getting out all the knots in his neck and shoulders, before moving down to back and kneading along his spine. He let his hands linger in smooth brushing caresses. He marveled in the feel of warm skin beneath his fingers, proof that Nym was there with him. "You know when I lived in the nursery, before I became of age and stuff I used to have a.... um whatcha call it? Well there was this older female carrier who used to take care of me and Ivy. She was too old to have anymore kits and no one was going to buy an old dragon ya know? So the facility keeps her around to take care of the kits they don't sell. Her names Paloma, and she's so old, like centuries. She remembers before the war. Before all this," Ky waved his hand in a vague motion. "... hostility? She's the one who taught me how to give massages." His lips curled up. "She said that every good seeder should know how to give their mate a massage. It's only right considering that I don't have to carry or anything. Anyways before this I guess dragons used to be revered and that humans had respected us and our wisdom. They felt honored if a dragon built their cave nearby their city. Isn't that strange." He sighed. "I wish our kits could grow up in a time like that. When humans and dragons worked together. When I see you and think about how you lived with humans your whole life and still turned out... perfect. Well it gives me hope that maybe one day it can be like that again." He stopped and smoothed his hands down Nym's side, finally wrapping his arms around Nym's waist, just below his belly. He leaned forward and rested his chin on Nym's shoulder. "I really love you."