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[flamekthunder]

[But it's her day!! He'll do whatever she wants.]

White, blue... [Ah. He can't help but smile a little.] And red. I think it would be nice.

Should I wear a white tuxedo then? Or would something more gray be better?

[starshower]

[There's a reason that she keeps going back to those colours... even on a subconscious level. They've become her favourite over time... Wonder why. She catches his smile and realizes only then what it is he's smiling about, and she skirts her eyes away from him to poke at the skewers before settling back near him again...

And she looks over, her eyes roving over him thoughtfully and admiringly.]

... I think you'd look nice in a white one.

[She snickers.]

Then again, you could show up in that pirate or prince costume of yours and I'd have nothing to say about it.

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[Hah, he grins.]

A pirate stealing the bride away?

[He leans in then, teasing her a little with his warmth.]

I'm sure you'd like that.

[starshower]

[Tifa bumps him playfully with her shoulder like she's trying to push him away, but she knows it'll do nothing, and so she leans in a little into him in return. As if responding to him, the flames—the ones that she created—burst upwards through the grates and burn hot, immediately cooking the vegetables and meat she's laid out.

Well, at least now she can focus on gathering up their dinner onto the plates...!!! She's going to do that before he makes her forget all about the skewers.]

... What if you kept it handy for after?

[That is to say... yes, she thinks she would like that.]

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[A small chuckle as he leans back so she can get the skewers and he'll replace the ones she's taking off with the uncooked ones.]

If that's what the bride wants. You wouldn't even need to change.

[starshower]

[After all this time, he still knows how to make his bride-to-be blush.]

Little did the princess know... the pirate was there all along. [It's said in such a playful, whimsical tone that she practically sings it.] Snuck in and waited for a chance to take her away so they could be together.

[This is starting to sound like a book she would keep stashed away under her side of the bed...]

That'll be the honeymoon, right?

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[It really does.]

Away from prying eyes...would be safer.

[For everyone— But now that she mentions it. ...Hm.]

Where...would you want that to be?

[starshower]

[Armed now with a freshly grilled skewer of veggies and meat, Tifa drops her head to his shoulder to relax and enjoy the food, bringing her feet up so that she can curl up closer against him.]

I... haven't really thought about it. Guess there aren't really any places we could go to get "out of town", are there? Not some big resort like there was in Camelot.

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Hm...not really no. We could always take another camping trip, but somewhere else...the beach, maybe?

[A low hum.]

I'm sure one day there will be a resort of some kind there.

[starshower]

The beach... in winter? You think it snows out there...?

[Even if it did though, she does pause to think on it as she chews on a roasted pepper. It might actually be a sight to see if it did, and even if not, they wouldn't have a problem warming up the water there to swim in it if it got too cold.

But the thought of swimming brings something else to mind and in all her excitement, she gently taps Eustace on the arm with a hand.]

Oh—! Wasn't there something about some new hot springs? Thought I heard something about that...

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I'm not sure. But it might interesting to see.

[Given his nature, he might prefer it over summer.....

But her suggestion makes him cant his head.]

The hot springs...?

[His brows furrow for a moment before he remembers.]

Aaah...from the dragons.

[...The... The dragons.]

[starshower]

[Ah...]

Right. I forgot.

[Something tenses suddenly in Tifa's shoulders, and there's a weird prickle in the back of her neck... like they're suddenly being watched. She knows they aren't, but that dragon didn't exactly leave either of them with a good impression, did she?

She laughs awkwardly under a breath.]

... Too soon?

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....Well.

[A small clearing of the throat.]

Only in the sense that I wouldn't want a dragon crashing our honeymoon if we were there. ...On the other hand, who knows if it would try and find me before then. It wouldn't be a bad idea to get all that squared away before the wedding somehow.

[starshower]

[Well, she likes to think that the dragon wouldn't dare crash their honeymoon if Tifa were there, but... she did kind of crash their day when she swooped down and took him, so she understands his hesitation.

She does raise a dubious brow, her mouth half open as she pauses going for a piece of meat on her stick.]

Huh? You wanna go see her?

[If that's what he means by getting it all squared away. Please let that be a no...]

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I don't want to.

[A sigh as he turns over the ones on the grate.]

But I will have to meet her somehow.

[starshower]

[Her arm slinks around him, almost protectively, before she's half-hugging him again.]

I'll go with you if you do.

[And she will not take no or "I can do it on my own" for an answer on this one. If she's going to try anything funny with Eustace, she wants to be there to make sure that she doesn't...

Not to mention... she thinks back to what he had said back in the castle...]

We both beat her up pretty bad.

[Although as far as Tifa's concerned, the dragon is the one who owes the apology! So maybe that will be a good time for her to do that too.]

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[He does indeed look like he wants to protest...but he just lets out a small breath.]

I know you'll come along, so I won't stop you. [A small kiss to the top of her head before he teases her a little.] Just don't start a war over me... Lady Knight.

[starshower]

[Tifa lets her eyes fall shut when she feels him press a kiss to the top of her head, and she hums and giggles around the small piece of potato she'd just taken a bite into.]

I thought you'd want that, my Prince.

[She's going to tease right back, although she's already feeling a bit flustered.]

I promised I would burn that whole castle down if that's what it took.

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Who knew you had such a violent side.

[He's kidding, he finds it cute, really. It's not like he's any different.]

I'm glad I have such a reliable knight to protect and save me.

[starshower]

[Well, now she's blushing furiously, and she leans back and away from him so that she can... tuck a hair behind her ear—]

Only when it comes to the prince.

[—and stuff the rest of that potato into her mouth.]

What would you have done without me?

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[He just continues to smile amused before he takes a skewer to start working on himself.]

Devastated. I would have bemoaned my tragic fate, wondering if my beautiful, loyal knight would ever come to find me.

[BS, he could get out of there on his own. But that's not a fun answer, and it's rare for him to play up something like this. So he'll gift her this much.]

[starshower]

[And she's pleasantly surprised by such a gift, even if it is embarrassing her. Is this what it feels like for him when she does it???]

What kind of knight would I be if I left you there to that fate?

[So, she will play it up a bit too, and she huffs out a very dramatic sigh while she reaches for another finished skewer.]

Though, is it true? I heard rumours on my way up that you were to betrothed to another princess. I was so heartbroken that I almost didn't make it.

[flamekthunder]

[Yes. Only she can at least enjoy whereas it was just painful for him whenever she does it—

And now he just laughs.]

Betrothed to another? Nonsense, and not against my will.

[He then stops her hand from taking that skewer and instead brings it up to his lips as he leans a little closer to her.]

You know my heart only belongs to one.

[starshower]

[Excuse you. It's cute when she does it!!! Painfully cute.

She gasps a little—that isn't part of the act—when he takes her hand, and there's a moment where it's like he's caught her under a spell before she finds herself and leans back, her lips quirking up with a playful, subtle smile as her fingers fiddle with and twirl her ring.]

Ah, but... didn't I swear an oath, my dear prince? To be your knight means I cannot wed...

[Eria is probably rolling her eyes somewhere.]

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[When she leans back, he only tugs her forcefully back towards him. He's not letting her get away.]

Then we have two options. You give up your title, or I change the rules.

[A light smirk as his lips brush against hers.]

Either way...I'll get what I want.