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Force Leader. It seems odd, especially in that I know your scars better than you do."
    Ann'wn laughed quietly at this, “Your hands are soft, Healer.” She caressed them, wanting to touch more of her so as to feel more of her welcoming softness.
    Shr'dler'in also laughed, “Another potion of mine. I dabble now and then in the aesthetic arts, especially given that all those about me have many scars. That, plus those who I tend as Healer would appreciate not rough and dry hands, especially our High Queen."
    Ann'wn opened up Shr'dler'in's hand, touching and tracing the lines on it, “Your hands are also strong, Healer."
    "Not as strong as yours, Force Leader. Your hands are shockingly strong to me. As are you. It is like you can break someone in half should you desire, and yet you are also tender."
    Ann'wn grasped The Healer's hand once again, pleased that The Healer found her so compelling, “And I like the feeling of you. It felt good to awaken next to you."
    Shr'dler'in felt herself shiver at the memory, “As it did for me. Most truly."
    Ann'wn was slightly surprised, but well pleased, “It did?"
    Shr'dler'in nodded, recalling that she thought that they fit well together, “Yes. I wish it to not end, in truth."
    "You shiver. Are you cold?"
    "No."
    "Do I make you nervous?"
    "No ... Well, perhaps ... some ... In this moment ... Yes."
    Ann'wn laughed, “Are you certain of that response?"
    Shr'dler'in blushed, then laughed for a moment. She breathed in deeply, then sighed, “I find myself with feelings I have not felt for long prior. I know not what to do with them, and they are not going away."
    Ann'wn looked at her, gazing at her hair and eyes. She moved her free hand to The Healer's hair, touching it softly, “You are beautiful, Healer. Why is it you have no lover with you?"
    "I have found no one worth the effort. And I am selfish. I like my potions more than I like most lovers."
    Ann'wn laughed again, “When you like not a lover, I hope you give them not some evil potion to be rid of them."
    Shr'dler'in nodded, grinning, “In truth, I did this once. I gave one of them a sleeping spell, as I could tolerate not their tediousness any further."
    Ann'wn looked shocked, teasing her, “No. You did this not."
    She laughed, “In truth, I did. I am most awful. They slept for one entire turn."
    They laughed together, enjoying the moment, feeling each other's hesitant touch. Shr'dler'in removed her hand from Ann'wn's and got up to add some wood to the fire. As she turned to sit, Ann'wn was standing, waiting for her. They stood and stared at each other for a long moment. Shr'dler'in finally moved to return to her seat, but Ann'wn pulled her gently yet firmly to her. Ann'wn stood taller than Shr'dler'in by almost a head's height, and was much larger in her muscles and strength, while Shr'dler'in was small in size, and well un-muscled, but, as Ann'wn had said, beautiful.
    Ann'wn moved her hands slowly down Shr'dler'in's arms, as was a practiced courting custom in the Valley and across much of The Realm. The feeling made Shr'dler'in shiver, her uncontrollable desire growing. She moved against Ann'wn, into her body, wanting to be held in the Force Leader's strong arms. Ann'wn embraced her, looking down into her eyes.
    Shr'dler'in spoke softly, “You are breathing heavily."
    Ann'wn smiled, knowing it to be a true statement, “A Healer's observation?"
    "And I can feel your heart beat strongly in your chest. It beats rapidly, as if excited."
    "It is."
    Ann'wn slowly lowered her head to Shr'dler'in, then closed her eyes and kissed her. Although she had kissed many others across her lifespan, when their lips met, Ann'wn's emotions burst with an intensity she had never prior felt. She had always been in control with all her lovers, but in this kiss with Shr'dler'in, she couldn't get enough; couldn't give enough. Giving in to the feeling, she moaned her pleasure as the kiss soared into its heated passion, making both feel as if their