[FweepFwopFwoop]

Astien stifled a laugh. "A turtle? Of all the animals, you wanted a turtle?"

[Eskal]

"Have you seen a mountain turtle? They're huge. Some are even big enough to ride on. My uncle would make armor out of their shells and spikes for really rich people."

[FweepFwopFwoop]

"Oooh, a MOUNTAIN turtle. That's different. My family had a farm, and after I ran away I lived in the academy, so I always had access to horses. I wanted a pet bat, or maybe a rat, or a chinchilla."

[Eskal]

"Rats are cute, despite what my grandmother thinks of them."

[FweepFwopFwoop]

"There were some who lived in our barn. My sister and I would watch them scurry about and we'd give them food. They were so cute."

[Eskal]

"Probably not as cute as Aiden is going to be."

[FweepFwopFwoop]

"Of course not!" Astien laughed. "Aiden's going to be the cutest thing. Oh, I only I could remember my dreams, I could try and draw him..."

[Eskal]

"He'll be here soon enough," Marius chuckled.

[FweepFwopFwoop]

"Hopefully, not until after the honeymoon. Speaking of which, where should we go?"

[Eskal]

"I haven't thought about that."

[FweepFwopFwoop]

"Well, someplace sunny... Maybe tropical."

[Eskal]

"That sounds nice. How long would we stay?"

[FweepFwopFwoop]

"Oh, I don't know. What do you think?"

[Eskal]

"Two weeks? You think Cormac and Delas can go that long with out us?" He chuckled.

[FweepFwopFwoop]

"They're big boys, I'm sure they'll be fine. How about we visit... Bora-Bora Island? The smell of incense and the sea, tropical fruits and drinks, massages on the white, clean sand..."

[Eskal]

"Hmm. Sounds fantastic. Though I'm not sure how much time we'll actually spend outside of our room," Marius teased as he nuzzled Astien's neck.

[FweepFwopFwoop]

Astien giggled at the tickle of Marius' beard. "We'll just have to see once we get there, won't we?" He giggled.

[Eskal]

"I guess so."

[FweepFwopFwoop]

I'Karis walked into the room. "Sorry to interrupt, but the rest of us are about to play a fun little game of 'I never', and we were wondering if you'd care to join us."

"Sounds like fun." Astien said.

[Eskal]

"I'm in," Marius said.