Alanna and Aimil sat beside each other on Alanna's bed, hand-in-hand, taking everything in in silence before Aimil broke the ice. "You feel it too, don't you?" He asked and Alanna nodded silently, she knew exactly what he meant. There were no words to accurately describe it but she knew. His arms wrapped around her and she leaned into him as he laid them back down, relishing the feeling of having her in his arms in a way he hadn't before. Alanna's face tilted up just as Aimil's tilted down and they held each other's gaze for a moment. "Would you like to join me for a bath?" Alanna breathed as she searched his eyes. Aimil didn't know what he expected but it wasn't that. The bathtub was big enough to hold both of them. His brow raised as he looked at her with surprise mixed amusement and excitement. "Would you like me to?" He asked as his hand cupped the side of her face, his thumb rubbing her cheek affectionately. Alanna giggled and got up, pulling Aimil to his feet as she started to undress and Aimil rushed behind the stall to fill the bathtub with the water they'd brought back with them. He wasn't sure it would be enough so he followed his instinct and waved his hand over the tub, surprising himself as he watched the water level in the tub rise. He'd never been able to do that before, let alone even think of it.

Alanna walked into the stall in her silky cream chemise without the usual change of clothes she always brought whenever she wanted to take a bath. Aimil was shirtless and in the middle of slipping out of the trousers pooled at his feet when he saw her. His breath caught in his throat and he lost his balance, stumbling and steadying himself against the wooden planks of the stall, bringing Alanna to laughter. Once in his braies, Aimil stepped closer to Alanna slowly, his gaze holding hers with a heated intensity. His hand gently grabbed her by her waist as he wrapped his arm around her, cupping her cheek with his other hand. His face drew closer to hers and then he paused as if asking for permission to which she responded by snaking her hand to the back of his head and closing the distance. Aimil kissed her slowly, caressing her lips with his then sliding his tongue across her lower lip into her mouth. Goddess! He'd waited to kiss her for a lifetime and he felt like a starving man who was having his first meal in a long time. His insides tingled as he felt a hunger that overwhelmed him. Alanna held onto him tightly as she felt him tighten his hold on her, glad that his arms supported her body as she felt her knees buckle at the heat of his kiss, at the heat that seared through her body. Their kiss grew hungrier and hungrier as they grabbed and clutched onto one another. The ship swayed a little, enough to bring them back to their senses for a moment as they touched their foreheads breathing like they'd just ran a marathon.

Aimil leaned down again brushing his lips against Alanna's plump ones, pressing her to himself, his hand grabbing the back of her curly tresses firmly. "Can I touch you?" His voice echoed in her head. "Please," her voice echoed back in his breathlessly as she ran her hand around his shoulder, down his muscular chest to his ripped abdomen and back up around his back. Aimil's insides shivered as he traced his hand down her back down to her waist and back up with his thumb grazing the side of her shapely breasts. He withdrew and loosened his grip on her, his gaze still on her and she nodded as if she knew what he wanted. He undid the buttons of her chemise gingerly and slid it off her shoulders, stepping back to let her step out of it. He swallowed the lump in his throat as he drank in the sight of the goddess before him. Her body was muscular and lean with curves in all the right places. He was even more entranced as she allowed her glamour to fade, revealing the beautiful marks that ran down her throat, down the middle of her breasts to her lower abdomen. Her arms were covered in beautiful glowing symbols that ran down to her fingers. She had marks around her waist running down the sides of her hips and legs down to her ankles spreading over the tops of her feet. He grabbed her hand, turning her around slowly so he could drink her in. Her back was covered in similar markings that seemed to go up to the nape of her neck. He held his breath as his eyes scanned every inch of her beautiful skin, tracing every curve on her firm body before turning her back around to face him. She reached out her hands and untied the drawstring at the waist of his braies and slid them off, stepping back slightly to let him step out of them. His body was muscular and taut, his thighs thick and powerful and his manhood thick, long and hard, already weeping at the tip for her. She circled him like he was her prey. He had markings on his arms, across his chest, around his shoulders and all over his back. These were new and dark against his olive skin. She felt liquid heat pool between her legs as she took him in.

Aimil stepped towards Alanna and lifted her by her waist, gently placing her into the bath before he got in behind her, she could feel his manhood press into her back, taunting her. He wanted to take his time. He swept her hair across her shoulder, kissing the nape of her neck as he grabbed the washcloth, dipping it into the water. He turned her head towards him as he gently washed her face, her ears and her neck. Her body quivered with anticipation as he dragged the wet washcloth down her chest, over her breasts and abdomen in circles. She caught her breath as his hand slid lower parting her thighs and briefly brushed over her sex before he washed her legs. He had her kneel in the tub as he washed her back and her perfectly curved derriere. He pulled her back into a sitting position with her back leaning against his chest as he whispered huskily into her ear, "Time for the finishing touches." He wrapped one of his hands around her throat, turning her just enough for him to kiss her mouth heatedly before he let her go, his mouth traveling down the curve of her neck. His large hands slid over her taut nipples, flicking them with his thumbs and cupping her breasts, kneading them as his thumbs played with her nipples, twirling, pressing and flicking. Alanna couldn't help the husky moans that escaped her throat as her back arched, pushing her breasts into his expert hands. Aimil's manhood twitched impatiently pressed against her back at her response but he wasn't done. He pinched her nipples firmly and slid one of his hands down her abdomen to her throbbing wetness and Goddess, she was wet for him. He slid a finger through her folds gently, using his other fingers to spread her juicy lips apart. He slid his finger back and forth a few more times while she writhed against him before he finally slid it inside her, circling her bud with his thumb as he chose that moment to flick and pinch her nipple. Alanna bucked against him her wetness throbbing and clenching around his finger. The way her body responded to him, he wasn't so sure he could take much more. He wanted to feel her insides clenched around his hardness. He pumped his finger inside her at a steady pace then added another, speeding up and occasionally curling them inside her. Alanna could feel a heat building up quickly inside her and threatening to explode if he kept touching her like that.

Aimil thrust his fingers into Alanna persistently and urgently, his thumb circling and pressing on her sensitive bud while he twirled her nipples between his fingers. He felt her clench and squeeze his fingers before she pulsed with release, her body twitching against him while she fought to hold back her moans. He withdrew his fingers and turned her around so that she was facing him. He kissed her deeply, thrusting his tongue into her mouth while sliding his fingers back forth between her folds. Alanna quivered as her curiosity got the best of her and she tentatively ran her fingers across the weeping tip of his hardness before wrapping her fingers around his shaft. He gasped into her mouth in pleasure while she gasped into his with shock as his thickness barely fit in her hand. "Don't worry, Mea Dea, it'll fit perfectly," he whispered into her ear, his warm breath sending tingles down her body down to the pulse between her legs. His hands reached around her to cup her derriere as he pulled her closer onto him, sliding her over his hardness back and forth between her folds from the base to his very tip. He groaned and moaned into her neck Alanna threw her head back moaning and whimpering with her bottom lip held captive between her teeth so she wouldn't be so loud. She could feel every vein on his shaft pressed up and sliding across her soft flesh, igniting a heat in her loins that wouldn't stop building up and she held onto his shoulders tightly grinding herself harder onto him. "Yes Mea Dea, that's it!" He growled tightening his hands around her full cheeks and spreading them apart, intensifying her pleasure. He tipped his hips up to meet hers, sliding her over him even faster until she exploded, bringing her head down and biting into his shoulder to muffle her screams of pleasure. "We should go," he said gasping for air. "No, I want to finish this," she panted back and his hardness twitched between her folds. "Are you certain?" He asked cupping her face and holding her gaze. Her response was to grind her wetness onto him and nod.

He slid her back and forth on him a few more times before he lifted her hips, resting the head of his hardness at her entrance before he slid her down ever so slightly. She gasped as his head fully slid in, she was no virgin but she might as well have been. He was the first welcome pleasant touch she had. Inch by inch he pushed her down, wiggling her hips around to help her adjust to his size until he was fully lodged in her. He used his hands to guide up and down his length, swallowing down her moans of pleasure as he kissed her deeply and with fervor. Mists of gold and silver swirled around them. They took their time making love with the eagerness of long lost lovers, melding into one in body, mind, soul and heart. When they were finally too spent to continue they took turns washing each other and drying each other off, whispering their long delayed love to each other, carefully weaving their glamours back on as they prepared to go out among the other passengers.

When Alanna and Aimil finally emerged from their cabin, hand-in-hand and fully dressed, it was well after noon. They could barely keep their eyes off each other as they chatted, laughing together with an intimacy that was hard to miss. They walked out onto the deck and sat at their usual spot watching the sea beneath them and the clear skies above them. Alanna couldn't wait to go for a proper swim later that night. She was eager to explore her newly regained power alongside her lover. She chuckled at the thought. She would have never guessed that things would turn out this way when she'd first met him behind Orin's tavern, regardless of the attraction she'd felt. "Why don't you two look chummy!" Emilia's chirped from behind them as she walked up to them with Lorence trailing closely behind her, her hand in his. This time their translucent companions didn't make an appearance and Alanna definitely noticed. Alanna couldn't help but giggle as her face flushed red before she finally turned to greet Emilia and her husband. "So I was right after all! You two do make a beautiful couple!" Emilia added with a giggle, clapping her hands excitedly. Aimil's gaze was firmly on the glowing Alanna as she and Emilia chatted away. The two couples chatted for a few minutes before walking into the galley together for a late lunch. Alanna and Aimil went back out onto the deck after their hearty meal, bumping into Leomaris and Sergius. "My! You two seem different. I'd ask how you're fairing but from the way you're both glowing I can tell you're more than well," Leomaris said with a chuckle. Sergius simply tipped his hat in his usual manner and regarded them with a smile, a knowing smirk on his face. "The air on the ship feels much lighter too, I assume I have you to thank for that," Leomaris added with a broad smile, tilting his head in a slight bow. "Yes, it seems the garbage has been mostly disposed of," Alanna said with a smirk and the others couldn't help but laugh. "Well captain, Sergius, I suppose we'll be seeing you later," Aimil said with a nod that Leomaris and Sergius returned, pulling Alanna away towards their usual spot.

"Well, I wouldn't have guessed all this would've happened when I set out for this voyage," Alanna said softly to Aimil with a chuckle. "Me neither, but I'm glad it did. I'm glad I answered Orin's call," Aimil said with a tender smile, his gaze fixated on his beautiful Alanna. "What's the plan now?" Aimil asked as his gaze drifted off to the horizon before them. "Well, the ship will be docking at the island Ubertas briefly in two days time, I plan to get off there. I have much to do. Will you come with me?" Alanna answered. "Mea Dea, you need not even ask. I'm not leaving your side ever again," Aimil answered softly and with a firmness that brought warmth to Alanna. "What of your plan to find more of the Donatus?" Aimil asked again. "I think I know how to find them now. We start in Donatus and begin to unite our kind. It's time we stopped running and hiding," Alanna answered with her gaze to the sky. Aimil looked at her with warmth and pride at her bravery, he couldn't believe he'd gone this long without her. He was prepared to face anything with her this time.