It's a relief to finally, finally have Gideon where she can take some time with her, even if it isn't entirely the circumstances she wants (and she intends to take far more time once they are home and can spend a day or two lounging and bathing and fucking). Lenore embraces her gladly, one hand curling around Gideon's side and the other gently cupping the back of her head, drawing her into the kiss and sighing happily once she has it.
Despite the opportunities Lenore has, she actually hasn't taken a lover in a couple of years, and it's been longer than that since she had a lover who wasn't in some way politically advantageous. Gideon is useful, and taming her was a bit of a favor to Striga, but Lenore absolutely could have made this a bit more impersonal. She could have established Gideon's loyalty on a more transactional basis, earned her trust through the very straightforward we take care of you, you take care of us arrangement of any of their soldiers or servants. Lenore chose to bind Gideon to herself, leaving the transactional side of things to their periphery. She expects Gideon to obey the other queens, she intends Gideon to be paid and well-treated. But making Gideon her creature was a matter of choice.
It's true that Lenore has been lonely, and Gideon caught her amusement and attention. She wanted something this ferocious, this impassioned, to be bound fiercely and solely to her.
Kissing with sweet, grateful yearning, Lenore draws Gideon more fully atop her, shifting a little beneath her lover as her desire starts to build, skin tingling as blood rises to the surface, cheeks flushed, fangs lengthened.
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Despite the opportunities Lenore has, she actually hasn't taken a lover in a couple of years, and it's been longer than that since she had a lover who wasn't in some way politically advantageous. Gideon is useful, and taming her was a bit of a favor to Striga, but Lenore absolutely could have made this a bit more impersonal. She could have established Gideon's loyalty on a more transactional basis, earned her trust through the very straightforward we take care of you, you take care of us arrangement of any of their soldiers or servants. Lenore chose to bind Gideon to herself, leaving the transactional side of things to their periphery. She expects Gideon to obey the other queens, she intends Gideon to be paid and well-treated. But making Gideon her creature was a matter of choice.
It's true that Lenore has been lonely, and Gideon caught her amusement and attention. She wanted something this ferocious, this impassioned, to be bound fiercely and solely to her.
Kissing with sweet, grateful yearning, Lenore draws Gideon more fully atop her, shifting a little beneath her lover as her desire starts to build, skin tingling as blood rises to the surface, cheeks flushed, fangs lengthened.