She heard it in his voice and frowned greatly. “My heart hurt. I couldn’t believe you would leave me in the burning wagon unless you did die. I was in denial about it and I lost myself. I wandered as a shell of myself and allowed myself to lay with a murderer because it filled something in that hole. He took care of me but only because I grounded him. I feel like he would have killed me if I wasn’t a source of entertainment.” 

She looked away and shook her head. “I needed help so I sought Bryony out and asked her what to do. Bryony who lost someone she loved once told me to take any opportunity to heal. Even after a thousand years she had mourned and she didn’t want that for me.” She frowned deeply. 

After she laid his hand on her heart she gave him a smile. “I’m sorry I didn’t worry more and search for you. I should have asked my tarot cards but… I know my cards were burnt and the only one who could tell was Bryony, and she wasn’t speaking.” 

She listened to Zanar for a long time before she closed her eyes. “I’m so sorry they did that to you.” She took his hands again and held onto them. She had forgotten just how much bigger his hands were than her’s. It was odd to look at. “I’ll take care of you until you feel better and after that we will continue to live.” She kissed his wrists again. “I’ll help you too. I’ll make up for not looking I swear.”

Taking her cup of tea she took a sip of the drink. “Maybe we should go rest up in the room?” It was the one place she could try and make him feel better, well unless he liked the table. She chuckled a bit.

She got up and pulled him to his feet easily enough. Up the stairs and into the main bedroom. It was brightly colored just like the outside of the wagon. She pulled him down and kissed him gently at first. “I’ll make you feel better I swear.”

“You already have made me feel better, just by knowing you are alive and here with me again.” He stated to her, he was already ready to live again and knew the wounds would heal slowly. His major journey had come to an end at last. “You need not do such a thing, all I want is you to be by my side again.”

Rest, he couldn’t help but to chuckle a little at the word. For both knew there was not going to be any resting being done in that room. He got up with her and followed her into the main bed room; it was a colorful little room. It suited her and her lifestyle quite well. He returned the kiss after she had pulled him down. “Oh I don’t know..can you really?” He teased with a slight grin.

He got back up to his knees and undid his sash and took his shirt off before leaning back down and kissing her once again. “Maybe dressing up, was a bad idea, more work this way.” He whispered in her ear jokingly as he was already beginning to undo the corset she wore.

He lightly kissed her neck as he finally got the corset undone and threw it gently off to the side. Water of the lake both still on their skin, glistening in the candle light. His hands moving up the sides of her body, pushing her arms above her head, primal urges already starting to come a light in his eyes. He moved back and kissed her upon the lips, his lust dripping from the gesture as his hands caressed her body.

He slid down and kissed around her navel as he started to work on getting her skirt off. He grabbed both that and her undergarments and pulled them off, aside they went. Fair was only fair as he started to get the simple slacks he wore off. His hand moved softly up the side of her leg as he leaned in to kiss her once more.

That was something Kalyani had needed to hear. “I’ve always been here.” She leaned over and kissed cheek. “I’ll be by your side for however long you want.” She reached up and stroked his hair. The halfling stayed close to him before moving up to the room.

She kept him close and kissed him again. “Of course,” she laughed and leaned her forehead against his. “Gypsy magic.  It’s powerful and loving. Kind.” She giggled as they began to undress. “That’s the fun part isn’t it?” She joked with him as he kissed her neck. It tickled her as he kissed but as she helped undress him as well.

It was more primal than anything else but still Kalyani was a tad stronger than him. “I’m suppose to be making you feel better.” She chuckled and gave him a gentle push to the bed. She took him from there and made sure he didn’t have to do any sort of work. He was suppose to be the one feeling better after all.

It had to be night now. She could hear the crickets outside of his breath. It was quiet and she swore she could hear Sehr munching on grass outside of the wagon. She leaned up and kissed his neck softly. She laid across his chest and listened to his heart. It was trying to calm down and she chuckled a bit. “You should calm down. It’s not healthy to basically have your heart coming out of your chest.”

“Seems like I got lost in the moment, come on then work your gypsy magic on me.” He said in response to her taking control. He just looked over her body; she was still just as beautiful as he remembered. He had also forgotten how strong the woman could be for something that she wanted to do. All of it was what attracted him to her.

The night had come upon them at last. He could tell by the sounds of the night animals coming through the silence afterwards. The swordsman was just running his fingers up and down the curve of her body as she lay on his chest. She teased about his heart rate and he couldn’t help but to chuckle at it as well. “What can I say, you promised and it was well receive.” He kissed the top of her head and just laid in the silence.

It felt like time was just still for him as he lay there with her, it all just felt so surreal. Maybe it had just been his time in the cell and wasn’t use to actually having someone there to care for him. The look on his face though was of peace and one he didn’t want to lose ever again.


“I didn’t tell you what I have been doing other than looking for you have I.” The silence finally broken, she had spoke of herself but he never said much before they lay together again. “I feel I must tell you. I work as a mercenary, so I may be called away for work.” He paused trying to think of what to say. “So will I have a place to call home again once a job is done? ‘Cause I miss this…I missed us and our travels.”

Kalyani let out a laugh and shook her head. “I would say I never lie but I did cheat at cards to get a hag’s wagon. So I suppose that makes me a liar and a thief.” She whispered up towards his ear. “Oh the things I could steal from you.” She teased him gently before he kissed the top of her head.

Wrapping her arms around him she stared up at him and thought on it. “That’s always been your style.” She pulled the blankets up onto them and sighed a bit. “Always moving and wandering about even before you met me.” She chuckled and kissed his neck. “I’m not letting you too far out of my sight even if I have to chain myself to you… Or you to this wagon.” 

She slid herself up and laid her head next to his. “I can come with you. I would be with you and Sehr is fast at pulling the wagon. You wouldn’t ever have to leave me or worry about what I’m doing. I could do tarot readings for extra silver if needed. It would be like old times and we wouldn’t ever have to worry about anyone else. When the time is right we could dive into whatever Angela’s place showed us. For now though, let’s live in the present.” She caressed his face and smiled. “I wish I could have shown you what our boy looked like. Gods he had your hair.” She stroked his hair and smiled. “My attitude for sure.”

“A style I wish I did not have to have, even before meeting you,” He stated in response as he stared up to the ceiling of the wagon. How he hoped he could just settle down and just live, but the consequences always catch up to you. “Lead me to you though, so how could I possibly think of it as sour?” He chuckled as she mentioned the chains. “Sanctioned mages couldn’t hold me still, what makes you think that you possibly could?”

He knew what she meant by the words and was glad she had said them.

A slight chuckled escaped his lips and he shook his head a little. “You had everything planned out accordingly didn’t you? I am scared what is going on in that head of yours…and how you keep the thoughts organized.” Who knew maybe she was the one who could keep the chains on him, which any crazy scheme she was brewing. Never underestimate a gypsy, something he should’ve remembered.

“My looks and your attitude eh? I honestly don’t think the world would be ready for such a child.” He joked with her turning his head to look at her. He had never even thought about being a father but with her speaking about the vision of their son he couldn’t help but to wonder. Would he be a good father? A Mercenary for hire, and with a non to good past at that.

“You’re right though, let’s just live here and now in the present. I am liking the current,” He smiled his violet eyes meeting her amber. “The night is still young, who knows what type of trouble we could get ourselves into.” He winked at her before leaning in and giving her a soft kiss upon the lips.