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Posted: Sat Jul 12, 2014 10:18 pm
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Desha gave a breathy laugh, mostly from the shock of the treatment, "We'd better get out of here before I decide to try to return the favor," he admitted to him in complete honesty. He gave Andy's lips a quick kiss then got himself out of the tub, going for the towels and robes on shaky legs that he was certainly not going to complain of. He passed one of the robes to Andy then slid one on himself after they'd both dried off then wrapped a towel around his hair.
As they headed into the main room where the notepad of their plans so far sat on the low table in front of the couch, he couldn't help but get a thoughtful look on his face, "What do you think about asking Sasha to take over Rebecca and Valick's sessions for Dancer? She does simply the healing, though, not the talking with it. Her healing is basically a combination of mine and Dancer's, as far as I've been able to gauge it," he offered, knowing it would take one load off of Dancer's shoulders while he healed without halting the progress he'd already made with those two.
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Posted: Sun Jul 13, 2014 8:04 pm
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Desha had to give a soft laugh as Andy brought the tray over to set it on the low table in front of the couch, "I'm starving, actually," he said simply as he lifted the tray from the main dishes for them, finding a more simple meal for Andy and a more hearty one for himself, "We can try the cake after we finish this," he added then devoted himself to the meal. He finished it before he knew it, surprising himself with how hungry he'd been.
"We can talk to Sasha after she finishes exploring the place, as she's likely to be doing. She may decide to take on Valick and Rebecca on her own anyway," he offered then lifted the cover from the cake and had to give another soft laugh.
"It seems that our dearest Rebecca also sent samplings of frostings for us," he couldn't help but find himself delighted with the surprise and tasted them both before he could stop himself, "Mmm... Cream cheese and fudge... I can't decide which one to go with, though," he added with another soft laugh then took a bite from the cake and moaned in pleasure as he passed it on to Andy to taste, "She's a goddess in the kitchen... That cake is pure heaven," he commented, unable to help himself.
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Posted: Tue Jul 15, 2014 7:00 pm
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Desha took over the notepad and moved it to a fresh sheet as he wrote a note for Rebecca, "I'll suggest that she use the fudge frosting for covering the cake then the cream cheese for decorating it since it takes color nicely," he said as he wrote that down and put it under one of the plates on the tray, knowing she'd get it when the tray went back to the kitchen.
That done, he had to sit back and consider his response for Andy about Ash, "You have to keep something in mind about Ash, my love. He's very old and very loyal. He has served the current demon king's family for several generations. Never once, in all that time, has he found anyone that he could love. With his level of power, unless he binds himself to someone, he could literally love them to death. It was how he killed Kula back in the swamp. In order to bind himself to someone, he has to give them a demon's most precious possession: his heart. Think of it like the old 'summoning-a-demon' legend. It's not as far-fetched as you might think.
"Once a demon gives up his heart to someone, they are literally bound to that person for all of eternity and can be summoned at will by that person for any purpose. In full demonic form, a bound demon wears a collar that symbolizes that binding, a collar with a chain attached to it, much like any pet. It was how they were treated long ago in their past, as pets who did whatever they were commanded to do.
"I can see it in Ash that he does love Rebecca, in a way he's never loved anyone else. But he must weigh his heart, literally, against his service to his king. Only Lareth can tell him he can do both and he likely hasn't thought to tell him that, if he's noticed the problem at all. Give them time. At least a day or so, then go talk to him. On your own, if you can manage it. With Dancer hurt, Ash likely won't think to talk to anyone else about this. Let him think, then talk to him, as any caring uncle would do. See if you can help him through the decision he needs to make," he offered the explanation in the hope that Andy would understand and be able to help.
He knew very well that Ash could still serve Lareth as ambassador here if he bound himself to Rebecca. But if he did so, Lareth would lose his best assassin in the process...
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