Money to Burn|Sensatia

[Kender Bard]

Pandora crept up on Darin as silently as she could, choosing each footfall with care. She carried a blade in her hand and bent all her senses to the element of surprise. It'd been a long time since she'd done this and she wanted to see if either of them had grown rusty. Her lips pulled back in a fanged grin as she drew near and for a fraction of an instant she paused, trying to calculate the best way to get a hold of him so that he would immediately be at her mercy.

[Devon]

Darin had just sent the boys off to run a small errand their mercenary company needed finished. Content with the way his boys were growing he paused for a moment, feeling unease in the air. He made no motion at all and used an old bluff that usually worked.

"I'd go for a quick thrust to the back of my neck if I were going to try anything," he said testing the waters to see if anyone was behind him.

[Kender Bard]

Pandora shifted her grip on her blade subtly and moved a step forward, quickly, pressing the blunt back side of the knife's blade against Darin's lower back, her other hand reaching for his throat. "Hard to go for your weapon when I've just stabbed you in the kidney," she chuckled.

[Devon]

"Oh I let you stab me," he told her. Grabbing the hand at his throat he spun around deftly and took hold of her wrist that held the knife so he wouldn't hurt himself or her. "I have to let you win sometimes, I've learned to be a good husband. Now if you cheat and use Ven, I'll have to play dirty."

[Kender Bard]

"It isn't cheating for a Beast to use all her abilities," Pandora protested. She hadn't tried too hard to get out of the way of his hands. "Now let go so I can sheathe my knife. And you didn't let me anything. I would have seen a backwards stab coming and dodged, and then you'd be in a world of pain."

[Devon]

"He has bitten me enough," Darin said with a laugh, releasing her knife hand so she could put it away. "As soon as you dodge one I come right back with another attack and you aren't dodging twice Pandora."

[Kender Bard]

"That's why you make the strike count, so there won't be a second one," she said, slipping the knife away at her hip and stepping closer to wrap her arms around him. In a rare display of affection, she nestled closely, nuzzling at his neck and cheek.

[Devon]

Darin smiled, no longer willing to argue who would win in a fight and instead settled for wrapping his arms around his wife as well. "This seems familiar...I recall a time back in..Ronduin I believe where you acted like this. All I remember is that Seth and Sawyer came later," he said jokingly.

[Kender Bard]

"Don't worry, I've been taking my babybane," Pandora told him, smiling. "Am I not allowed to grow a little affectionate now and then? Besides, the boys are a handful enough. I don't foresee myself desiring more little serpents anytime soon."

[Devon]

"Of course you're allowed to be affectionate," Darin said. "I like that I get to see your soft side every now and then," Darin replied giving her a peck on the forehead. "And yes the boys are a handful, a handful that I just sent away for at least a few hours," he grinned.

[Kender Bard]

Pandora grinned at that. "Ah, but how will we ever fill the void?" She put a hand against her forehead and leaned back, pretending to swoon and trusting he would keep her upright.

[Devon]

Darin fulfilled her trust and more, taking the extra step to sweep her off of her feet and lift her up into his arms. "Ideas Pandora, I always have ideas," he told her.

[Kender Bard]

Pandora laughed in delight, laying limply in his arms a moment with her head lolling backwards. "Like whaaaat?" she asked him, clearly enjoying herself.

[Devon]

"Weeell," he said dragging it out on purpose as he carried her into the next room. "We could stay with some dinner, a nice quiet one. And how about a trip to the hot springs," Darin said. "A private session," he added.