and I Youre socertain I will lose?Nay,but Tyrde will take advantage of every opportunity you give him. Andyou shall for youre no killer. Youve never slain before. Tyrdehas and hell kill you without pity or compunction.Eirenwarned that if were parted overlong At least youll bealive.Yetdead within. Being apart from you Ill endure it.ButI cant.Lassenkissed Rohyr hard to preempt any further speech. Afterwards, hepressed their temples together, his eyes closed against the plea inRohyrs gaze.Imnot made to live apart from you, he murmured. Had you not comeafter me in Camara, I would have likely perished sooner or later. Togo into exile again, away from youtwill kill me as surely as aknife to the heart. Better a quick death by the sword than a slow onein an empty bed.Leavingme behind to suffer alone, Rohyr bitterly said.Youllhave Vyren, Lassen softly pointed out. Hell be reason enoughfor you to continue. Who else could possibly raise him to be asglorious and valiant a ruler as his sire? And in any case, hehurried on before Rohyr could speak. In any case, dont discountmy winning just yet. Not for naught did I learn my lessons from you.I may yet surprise Tyrde and win myself an Ardan.Heopened his eyes and Rohyr saw determination in their depths. Rohyrcaught his breath as another emotion blazed into being in his matesaquamarine gaze.Takeme, ariad.Fill me, own me. Make me scream your name.Theydid not bother to leave the couch or divest themselves of all theirclothes. Shedding only what was in the way, they clutched at eachother in frenzied need, mouths sealed in searing union, torsossliding against each other, hands touching, fingers stroking, Lassenstraddling Rohyrs thighs, moving his hips to grind their lengthstogether, the sensuous friction almost enough to undo them.Assoon as his body turned, Lassen lowered himself onto Rohyrs shaft.There was no need for mirashfor there was little chance of conceiving while he still suckledtheir son. But even had that not been the case, neither cared iftheir loving led to the making of another child. All that matteredwas the primal joining of their bodies and hearts and spirits.Lassenwantonly rode Rohyrs shaft, revelling in the upward slide ofpiercing sword into yielding sheath. Rohyr watched him, mesmerized byhis wild abandon. Years of tutelage at his hands had borne bountifulfruit. He nipped at Lassens throat, marking the pale flesh withcrimson bruises. Glancing down, he saw two dark spots of moisture onLassens shirt. He ripped the shirt open to reveal drops of milkyestraleaking fromLassensnipples.Lassencried out as Rohyr latched onto one plump bud, pulling the nutrientrich fluid out with each hard suck. The sensation of estrabeing drawn out so forcefully combined with the continued breachingof his flesh produced pleasure so strong he sobbed from the intensityof it.Verespreserve me! he gasped when Rohyr bucked up hard into him as hetended to the other nipple.Theirminds met and melded into a mesh of deepest love and purest desire.The relentless combination of sensations colluded to drive Lassenover the edge into an orgasm that seemed to go on forever. Hefrantically hung onto Rohyr, muffling his keens against Rohyrsshoulder as wave after rapturous wave crashed over