Indelible Ink (Jaeden)

[Kashik]

She trailed her own fingertips along his jaw as he told his story, petting his stubbled skin as if he were a cat with a particularly pleasing coat. She met his gaze easily, shifting a little closer as she adjusted her body to relieve some of the soreness of fighting and loving. "It doesn't sound as if she gave you much of a choice," she said softly, the tip of a finger arching around his temple to trace the gentle curve of his brow, then the patrician's arch of his nose. "Is that why you seemed distant at first? Because that makes the loving between me and Nikali instead of just me and you?" A calloused thumb skimmed his bottom lip, and her eyes followed the motion.

[Jaeden Kincade]

Jaeden gave a subtle shrug. “There’s always a choice. I can chose to resist, but it takes a lot out of me.” Jaeden explained as he slowly rose into a seated position. He rolled Kashik along her back, without even giving a hint as to why at first, but instead began sliding his hands along her back, adding slight pressure along his palms as the muscle almost rolled underneath. “In a sense. My mind tends to get distracted a little when the desires of others begin to intermingle with my own.” Jaeden explained before his hands rested along Kashik’s trapezius muscles, his thumps pressing into them as he began small circular motions. “Eventually their desires become mine and I feel like I have to help them fulfill those desires, unless I try to resist them. It………. takes a bit of getting used to. You sometimes tend to lose your sense of self.” Jaeden’s thumbs then slid along the base of Kashik’s neck, massaging the net of muscles to be found there. He slowly leaned forward, pressing his lips along her skin as his hands began to work over other areas of her body. It hadn’t surprised him to find knots and small spasms in some parts of her body. She lived the life of a fighter, after all, and it was often that injuries and the stresses that her body would receive from such a trade would present themselves.

[Kashik]

She purred a little as his hands went to work, hissing occasionally as he found a particular sore spot, but her smile flickered with each touch of his lips. "And what about you?" she murmured, teal eyes watching him over the curve of her shoulder. "What of your desires? If one of Nikali's chosen were to set their fingertips to your flesh, what would they find?" She raised her arms to pillow her cheek upon them, black curls and braids slithering over her arms.

[Jaeden Kincade]

As Jaeden’s hands worked over Kashik’s flesh, he wondered if there was a pressure point in Massage that would cause a woman to instantly climax, aside from the obvious areas of course. It was something he would have to study with the other staff members when he returned to Syliras. His hands then began working along the other areas of her body, finding a knot or spasm there, and slowly working his hands and tips of his fingers over it to relieve any tension. It took some time in certain spots, hinting that he was a novice with such things in the long run. “Me?” Jaeden said, tilting his head slightly as he shrugged his shoulders and contemplated for a bit. “I’m a simple man. I don’t ask for much more than a peaceful setting and the company of a woman’s touch most of the time. I’ve discovered with the mark though, that desires among people often shift based off of their situation and environment. Something could likely shift my own someday, provided I don’t lose who I man in someone else’s desires of course.”

[Kashik]

Kashik chuckled, toes curling a little as she stretched out the sore muscles he'd been working on and settled again to let him work. She'd let him go as long as he was willing - this felt good, like nothing she'd ever experienced, and she was quickly deciding that it was the best thing in the entire world and she wanted one every day. "Simple?" she laughed, the easy sound of it echoing through the tent. "I doubt that's true. The gods do not choose great destinies for simple men. I think it's easier to live a simple life. Maybe that's why you do it, yes? You travel, and you lay with women, and it's all easy and unremarkable. But I've seen the way you move - you've been trained, and well. And you made it to Endrykas as few humans do, which makes you something special. Trust me, I've buried the bones of many a traveler who failed in that attempt. So you have training, and skill, and a destiny ahead of you. Maybe you've been lying to yourself long enough, hmm?" She giggled, and reached back to bat a playful hand at a lock of hair that'd fallen into his eyes. "Perhaps Nikali got tired of you pretending you'd no desire of your own. Either way, don't stop. That feels wonderful."

[Jaeden Kincade]

Jaeden simply chuckled, his hands now working in a circular motion along her back, evening out the feeling of the massage into a full area, rather than just in specific spots. Jaeden the rolled her over to her back, slowly grasping her left hand into his. He dipped his lips into her palm for a moment, before his fingers being lightly began pressing over the various parts of her palm for short moments. His fingers then began sliding down the surface of her skin, allowing a sense of tingling to rise for a moment before a light grip was taken and the slid up and down her arm in the same way, rolling out any tension and tightness to be found rising after the work they had been given after their duel. “Well, I consider myself a simple man.” Jaeden replied with a smile, kissing the back of her hand as he continued to work over her left arm. “I never really find myself wanting for much, but sometimes find myself becoming involved in more. Thank you for the compliments though.” “I don’t feel any greater desire than those I confessed to you, in all honesty, but perhaps in my travels I’ll find out a desire that may be hidden even from me as I am now.” Jaeden then simply said, smiling slightly as she asked him to continue the massage. “Thank you, I’m a novice at best, but I wish to gradually increase those skills. I’ll be working at the Soothing Waters Bathhouse in Syliras. Visit me there if you’re ever in that region and you’ll get the full treatment then.” Jaeden then let the mark once again take over, letting it guide his hands to areas along Kashik’s body that she desired attention for. Ranuri told him where and when to touch, how soft or how firm. Under it’s direction, even his novice skills as a masseuse made it appear that he was more than that.

[Kashik]

"Mmm," she murmured, as Ranuri led him to the battered muscles of her thigh where he'd landed his blows, the soreness of her torso where his fists had left their mark and their love had tensed them further. "I think I could have one of these every day and never tire of it," she chuckled, propping a foot on his hip as he bent over her. Her eyes had shuttered closed, but they slid open again as a soft smile touched her lips. "Ah, I'll never leave the Sea," she chuckled, toes curling against his skin as she tickled him a bit. "Why would I? I've everything I need here, and I love it too much to ever leave. It was hard enough just going to Riverfall, though it was well worth my time." She sighed a little, toes skimming the hard ridges of his stomach, and something twisted, made the mark on his back pulse as her mood shifted and longing filled her. Her eyes fluttered closed again and she sighed.

[Jaeden Kincade]

“One does certainly find their comfort here I imagine.” Jaeden said as he rand his hands along her thigh, kissing lightly along the welt he had left behind with his earlier strike. “Still, I sense that you feel something is still missing overall.” Jaeden then smoothed his hands over the flat of her stomach, no pressure really being applied, but just simple friction, warming her skin and keeping muscle underneath loose. “I’ve been traveling for a little over seven years, been to many places outside of my homeland of Sylira.” Jaeden explained, keeling in front of her as her legs ten draped over his, bending at the knees along his upper thighs. “I can’t say you would find anything you’d be looking for outside of Cyphrus, but there is certainly perspective to be found in other lands.” Jaeden’s hands then slipped the floor of the tent, as his body slowly slid up her skin again as he leaned forward. Eventually, his face met her own in another slow, deep kiss before hovering over her with a smile. “And I must say, I sure wouldn’t object to a visit from you while I was up there.” Jaeden said, sliding his hand along her cheek.

[Kashik]

When he slithered over her, she hooked on leg up over his hip and pulled him closer, more to feel the warmth of him than for passion's sake. The kiss was returned, slow and languorous, and his smile got one in return as she reached up to run her fingers through his hair. "I appreciate the offer," she sighed, chuckling a little, "but I don't think I'll find what I'm looking for in Syliras. Then again, I'm not really sure where I'd find him." She nuzzled her face against his hand, then gently shoved him over, laying him out on his back and sprawling atop him, hair fanned out over one of his shoulders and her arms twined around his neck. She wanted comfort, suddenly, and nuzzled her face against this throat as if to steal it. "It doesn't matter," she murmured. "I'll find him, or not. The gods are the only ones who know where my feet shall stray."

[Jaeden Kincade]

Jaeden’s hands slowly slid along Kashik’s sides in a petting manner after she hand crawled on top of him, lowering her frame and bring her head to rest along his throat. “I’m sure you will find him. A woman of your determination, grace and power, I’m not certain even the Gods or Goddess’ alike could keep you from such.“ Eventually his arms wrapped around her in a warm embrace as his head slowly turned, the side of his face coming to a slow nuzzle along the top of her head. “Until your feet begin to stray again, I at least offer myself to you while we are here, in this moment.” Jaeden replied in a comforting tone, his large arms wrapping around her further, almost as if they meant to hold her away from any harm. There was now no space between them, as their bodies laid motionless within the tent. Jaeden’s arms and hands remained still, save for his thumps, which began to slowly slide along the surface of her skin where they rested. It wasn’t a motion that held any pleasurable influence save to let her know that he was still there, with her, in that moment.