@RedEyedGaze [The gem seems to warm on command. It reacts to her rising blush at his simple promise of how she’s been marked. One hand on his scales and the other over the gem.] You have no idea how honored I am to be your chosen.
@RedEyedGaze - readily. [Isabella knows she’s a little too open for these opportunities, but her fear that he would leave her for his own kind does weigh on her considering how he speaks about how they are “not meant to be”]
@RedEyedGaze [She nods, her fingers still gently playing over the scales. His every breathe is like a strong breeze and she doesn’t mind it.] We can practice [smiling softly] Steadily at first and more when you are more comfortable.
And when you leave your mark, it doesn’t need healing so -