[He curls his arm so that he can continue to pet her head. He also slides over a bit to give her plenty of space. Enough that she could change back if she wanted to.]
[ The space helps, because she was worrying about how to change back and not crush him under herself. All 105lbs. of her. But she does wait another minute because petting her head? It's like the best thing ever. Maybe he could stroke her hair once she's back to an elf? Let's see.
In a puff of dark smoke and lines of energy, she shifts back. Luckily this isn't a dangerous smoke that could hurt him, but merely a byproduct of the shift. It dissipates within a second anyway, and here's Ellana, back to herself. ]
[At least he was raised around mages so he isn't surprised by the smoke. He only waves it away from his face and then shifts to make sure she's comfortable. He smiles fondly at her.]
[ She smiles brightly back at him before giving him a quick kiss. ]
I hope you don't mind. With Sabriel leaving, I realized I've never spend even one night my whole life sleeping alone with no one in earshot. I couldn't fall asleep because of it.
It must make such a difference to do things for yourself.
[ There's a vaguely uncomfortable feeling hearing about those slaves. She wonders where they are now that the Alexius family isn't returning to Tevinter. Dorian is probably taking care of it. ]
Just don't get too caught up in things that you forget the essentials.
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That's better.
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In a puff of dark smoke and lines of energy, she shifts back. Luckily this isn't a dangerous smoke that could hurt him, but merely a byproduct of the shift. It dissipates within a second anyway, and here's Ellana, back to herself. ]
Hello.
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Hello. Warm?
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[ She smiles brightly back at him before giving him a quick kiss. ]
I hope you don't mind. With Sabriel leaving, I realized I've never spend even one night my whole life sleeping alone with no one in earshot. I couldn't fall asleep because of it.
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I don't mind at all. I'd rather you be here than lonely.
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[ He has arms that were just made to go around her. ]
How do you like your tent? You must have grown up with your own room and everything, didn't you?
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[ There's a vaguely uncomfortable feeling hearing about those slaves. She wonders where they are now that the Alexius family isn't returning to Tevinter. Dorian is probably taking care of it. ]
Just don't get too caught up in things that you forget the essentials.
[ Like eating, sleeping... bathing. ]