Kashik caught Vanator's glance at her belly, and laughed indulgently at her husband. "Yes, yes, the gods smile upon you. Now take your new wife out to meet her people so that her people may get themselves properly drunk. Otherwise, we're likely to have a riot on our hands," she giggled.
She slipped up beside him and threw her arms around his neck, pulling him into a tight hug despite her mocking words. "I love you," she whispered, and if there was a little sadness behind her words, there was no such hesitation in the kiss she pressed to the Chevas mark beneath his ear. "And I've made sure the tent is prepared. Off you go now," she chuckled, swatting at him and winking to Khiara. "I'll play the good hostess and make sure these ruffians don't break the casks trying to get at the wine."
"Who're you calling a ruffian?!" her half-brother Eamonn yelled as he bounced out of the crowd, green eyes sparkling merrily as he looped an arm around his sister's shoulders. "Congratulations, my lovely Denusk girls! May you all have many fat babies. Now come on, Ma's gonna go bonkers if she doesn't get to tell you what a fine woman you turned out to be."
"Little does she know I'm just a hoyden in a dress," Kashik giggled, blowing one last kiss to Van and Khiara before she let her brother drag her off.
She slipped up beside him and threw her arms around his neck, pulling him into a tight hug despite her mocking words. "I love you," she whispered, and if there was a little sadness behind her words, there was no such hesitation in the kiss she pressed to the Chevas mark beneath his ear. "And I've made sure the tent is prepared. Off you go now," she chuckled, swatting at him and winking to Khiara. "I'll play the good hostess and make sure these ruffians don't break the casks trying to get at the wine."
"Who're you calling a ruffian?!" her half-brother Eamonn yelled as he bounced out of the crowd, green eyes sparkling merrily as he looped an arm around his sister's shoulders. "Congratulations, my lovely Denusk girls! May you all have many fat babies. Now come on, Ma's gonna go bonkers if she doesn't get to tell you what a fine woman you turned out to be."
"Little does she know I'm just a hoyden in a dress," Kashik giggled, blowing one last kiss to Van and Khiara before she let her brother drag her off.
