It was an ache that continued to grow with each smile, each look...of hers. He wanted her in his arms, to feel the warmth of her body...to make love t... her slowly. The responsible adult in him knew that right now she was fragile, in need of his friendship and protection. Still the man in him wanted to crawl up in her arms, find his way deep within her body and lose himself. Maybe she wanted to lose herself too?They continued to just look at each other. Each saw the other for what they really. " Yes I am. I think I need you to make the first move." Ok," she said. She looked at me in the eyes. "Here goes." She leaned in for a kiss. It was gentle and sweet. And she was minty and clean tasting. We let our lips rub together a little, then I felt her tongue probing me, my teeth, then inside my mouth. I tickled her with mine as she turned her head, covering my mouth completely in a deep kiss. Her body felt warm against me. I let my hand climb up her back, feeling the lean muscle tone, her. ” One called. “Go in peace, Shield-maiden. Is it you alone?”“Just me.” She confirmed. “But there is another Valkyrie following. Do you know what it means when one of us has black wings?”She pointed at her helmet, where the red ones fluttered.Hisses and curses were her answer. The one who’d spoken raised his sword angrily.“We shall enjoy showing the honor-less one our true skill at arms!” He announced.The other three beat their swords against shield in agreement.“She should be the next person. Ete opened up to sense the mood of his girls. Mostly they were saddened by the death of the mothers. Right now, they were talking to Phoebe like she was a long lost sister, which she was, mostly.