Ri'vashi chuckled as Gallus sat down in her chair. "Ri'vashi rarely drinks with others, true, but even she needs something to calm her nerves from time to time. Well...you probably already knew that rather well, actually."

Grabbing the bottle, Ri'vashi uncorked it with her claw, then sat it down on the table in front of Gallus. She pulled up another seat beside him, rather than across from him. "Just be careful with it. It is on the strong side, and it does contain moon sugar. Ri'vashi is sure someone like yourself can handle it, though. From all she knows about you, you do seem like someone who knows how to enjoy his self."

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Peiter scarcely pulled away from Sabine at all as he spoke. His forehead was pressed against hers, and he was still holding her tightly enough that he could feel her heartbeat. "Honestly, I don't think the words do it justice." He said before continuing his kiss and pulling both her and himself down onto the bedroll. Between his intense feelings of both love and fear for the future, he was motivated to express his affection with greater passion than he had at any point in their relationship so far.