Good.

Yes.

Hooray for snake things. Extra squeeze for Serik. 

They're so handy!

Awwwwww. He kisses Beka's forehead and smiles at them both.

You have a nice smile. The Emperor never smiles on coins. 

"Probably thinks it's undignified or something. Poor guy."

Oh?

"I am a much happier person, up here on my mountain with my daughter and my swans and my orf, than I would be if I ruled the world."

Stands to reason. She doesn't really get what people get out of having power over others. The only thing she ever wanted out of life was security for her family. And babies. But she's not heartbroken to settle for just one. And Beka seems lovely! And the swans...she has no idea. Well, swans are pretty. Oh, Beka said he tortures them for magic, right, that makes sense. Magic is a kind of power that it makes sense to want; you can protect your loved ones better that way. And he said he would do the same thing as the Emperor so it's probably a sex thing. Sex things vaguely make sense as a motivation for doing things, but mostly in an abstract sense; her handful of experiences with the subject were mostly boring and uncomfortable. 

...aww. His first impulse is to wonder if he could do something about that. Pleasant experiences are nice!

Or maybe she just doesn't like boys! Beka likes boys but has tried the other kind and would not mind helping her out if she wants!

--Lyrendi has no idea what she thinks of all this, although she's pretty sure she likes boys, at least in the abstract. She has no idea about girls. Um. Mark down tentative interest in the idea but not right now.

Okay!

For right now: Ɛ>~hugs~<3

Awwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww. Hugs!

She is so so happy to be here in this nice safe cozy hug. 

Although eventually she may need to get out of it in order to deal with pregnancy-exacerbated biological functions. 

Through that glass door turn left it's the second door on your right.

Thank you. Getting up is slightly awkward but oh well. She exits stage-slash-glass door left. 

"She seems nice!" Beka comments when she's gone through the door.

"She's pretty cute." Snuggle. "And huggable!"

"And she's nice to Kat."

He nods. Yes, this is also an important quality in anyone who's going to be hanging around his castle.

Beka flops herself backwards across his lap, humming.

Aww! A lapful of pettable orf! Best thing!!!!!!!