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[shinou_heika]

Day 11, late morning

[After speaking with Aki, he wanted nothing more than to follow his double and work to smash the armies that threaten his people. It is hard to accept that he cannot do as he wishes, because he does not know what effect his interference would have on the natural balance of Shin Makoku

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[the_great_sage]

Disturbed by the evening's news of Alford's capture, the return of Alarik heartens him a little. He had, admittedly, missed the man something terrible. Being granted the rare chance to reunite after millenia apart, then having to part again, even for a few days, was a painful experience. But Alarik needed it, Murata could feel it, the tension in his beloved's body and mind as he tried to come to terms with being corporeal and walking amongst his people once more.

"Welcome home." He begins, his mental voice soft and calming. "There is little news of the castle, but some concerning the war. I shall join you presently and give you more detail," His tone changes to a teasing drawl. "...and I suppose you'll need someone to wash your back." He walks through the castle corridors, chuckling a little as he makes his way to where Alarik is

[shinou_heika]

[He can feel Edwyn drawing closer, and when he hears the door click closed and locked a faint smile flickers at the edges of his lips. As the near-silent footsteps come up behind him, he lets his expression go blank again. He doesn't move when Edwyn touches him, pushing aside his worried consideration of what his double had told him earlier and spending a moment remembering only this

[the_great_sage]

The warm press of Alarik's damp lips on his, sends a jolt of desire through him that momentarily drives all thought of wars and domestic troubles from his mind. A wet arm encircles him and suddenly he's armpit deep in the hot water, a half-glare meeting the smug smile on Alarik's lips. The indignant look doesn't last long as hands slide against his skin beneath the water and pull him close. He rests his head against Alarik's chest feeling the vibration of his words as the blond speaks

[shinou_heika]

Something seems to...

[He lets the question die unfinished as he thinks on what Aki had earlier told him, that there was no Shinou present, but the power seems to have much the same source, as would that of a Great Sage or Original Maiden. And now this double of Edwyn's is showing signs of being affected by events in the castle and has been sent out, trusted, into the lands of the enemy. It is, he notes to himself, a situation that bears watching. His hands move without thought as Edwyn adds the information that the Maryoku user is female, a familiar gesture as he thinks.]

Do you want me...to finish or not?[The shaky question makes him smirk, and he moves to nip lightly at the side of Edwyn's throat, eyes half closed as he listened to the remainder of what he was being told. The quickly hissed breath his beloved let out made him realize he'd bitten a little too hard when Edwyn had reported that last, and he made his apology with a quick stroke of his tongue over the lightly marked skin