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The next morning

Brunilda mm's softly as she awakens. Birds singing, sun shining through their tent canvas... and she's laying on her back with giraffe's head between her breasts.

She remembers last night and smiles very warmly indeed.

Fiora is passed out for the moment, her arms wrapped at Brunilda's side and her face nestled into Brunilda's breasts, the giraffe was emotionally exhausted (and physically pretty worked out too) when she fell in a surprisingly deep sleep.

Now, she's starting to stir, mumbling a little bit to herself.

Brunilda laughs softly, a motion Fiora certainly feels. "Mm... good morning, beautiful."

Fiora hums, feeling the shaking laugh beneath her, "Mmm... good morning right back at you." She slowly opens her eyes to look up at Brun, blushing slightly as she recalls her position.

Brunilda holds her hands on Fiora's sides: "It feels good, waking up like this~." They have woken up snuggled before, but there is just something a bit different doing so after... activities in the night.

Fiora chuckles, "It's different than usual... but really nice... not sure I've slept quite so well in a long time, even in our big bed back in Respite."

Brunilda smiles: "Me neither. It's... I dunno, feels so great just thinking what happened and where we are." She lightly brushes her hands along Fiora's sides. "...not that we're in any hurry, exactly."

Fiora hums, "Guess not, no. I... I can't believe we actually did that last night. I've never... well, I mean, obviously. I just mean, I never imagined it would feel like that."

Brunilda hums: "Me neither. But I'm glad we... well, now we know what it feels like I guess, and if we want to go at it again." She looks at the giraffe as she is best able from her position: "Love making love to you, and all that."

Fiora nuzzles against Brunilda's chest, "I... Yeah. Yeah, I think I would like to do this again. With you... only you... I..." She sighs a little, nestling in closer, "I'm sorry it took so long to... to feel like I could do something like this with you."

Brunilda smiles: "I don't mind." She pauses for a moment. "...okay, maybe a part of me minds a little, but it's important to me that it is you who wanted to do this."

Fiora blushes, "I did, yeah. I'm glad I did, and I don't think I was ready until now, as much as I might wish I could have done so earlier."

Brunilda gives a slight shrug as she can, lying down: "Mmm, guess it doesn't matter now." Her trunk wanders to brush at Fiora's ears. "We're here now."

Fiora smiles, "Yeah... we got here. Heh. Just took me actually stopping for a moment."

Brunilda smirks: "I guess it's something of an achievement if I managed to make you stop."

Fiora chuckles, "It's a hell of an accomplishment!" She takes a moment to get herself repositioned, trying to not disrupt Brunilda too much as she slips to the elephant's side. "I've been running for so long I'd almost forgotten what any other speed was like..."

Brunilda smiles warmly as she lets Fiora shift though she's still holding the giraffe on her arms. "Sexy. It was pretty sexy."

Fiora blushes, very unsure how to take that compliment in this moment, "It was? I mean, yeah probably. I'm awesome, right? I just... thanks. You were too. Like, so sexy. I... I love you, Brun."

Brunilda giggles: "I mean, sexy even if it was a lot of... you know, poking around to see what works. Love you too~."

Fiora smirks, "Well, next time it'll be less poking around, right?" She pauses, "Unless the whole curse thing comes up again... but then it'll just be back to exploring and figuring stuff out, but really small."

Brunilda blinks, then blushes. "...certainly changes things when one of us is small, doesn't it."

Fiora blinks in turn, "O-oh, I was thinking for both of us... but you're right..."

Brunilda smiles lopsidedly: "We don't usually change at the same time... do we?"

Fiora chuckles, "Not usually, no. That'll make things interesting, won't it?"

Brunilda nods: "...d-definitely. I don't think that's quite the most normal thing couples see, is it." Her trunk brushes on the giraffe's cheek.

Fiora lifts her hand to stroke the other side of her trunk, "Sorry, but for some reason you picked me, so normal was never in the cards for us."

Brunilda giggles, her breath feeling on Fiora's cheek from her trunk. "Pff. Fine, be that way. We just have to be abnormal and deal with it."

Fiora grins wide, "I'm working with you to slow down and... and get closer. So you'll have to compromise and deal with the weirdness that comes from being with me. Even if the curse and weirdness around that isn't my fault. Probably."

Brunilda rolls her eyes: "I think that one is about equally our both, and then whoever booby trapped our house." She hums weakly. It was pretty hard trying to sell the house after what was in the cellar became common knowledge, but they did get at least a bit of travel cash from it.

Fiora nods, "Well, if we ever find them, we each owe them one punch. In the meantime, we make the best of it. I'm good at that, at least."

Brunilda rubs at Fiora's shoulder: "Mm, that we do. And we are. Just... working with what we got." She gives a lopsided smile: "At least I get some use out of the smaller size, working with tech."

Fiora hums at Brun's hands massaging her, "Your hands are pretty good at that kind of thing, both when you're big and small. There's less for me to do when I'm that small I guess... feels weird."

Brunilda lifts her trunk a bit to show her tongue: "That just means you may actually have to relax, love. We're fine if you don't work all the time we're in town, you know."

Fiora pouts a bit, but simply sighs and nuzzles into Brun's side, "I suck at relaxing. But you're probably not wrong... I could probably learn."

Brunilda laughs a bit: "It's not like I'm the best at staying still, love. But maybe we can learn together."

Fiora snugs in against Brun, "I'm willing to try. Honestly... I think I've got a lot to consider, going forward. But no doubt that I want to consider it with you at my side."

Brunilda leans closer to give Fiora a soft kiss. "I couldn't ask for more, obviously." She smiles and whispers softly: "Beautiful~."

Fiora laughs, then smiles back, "Gorgeous."

Brunilda blushes, but doesn't exactly deny. "Mm. Pretty thing~."

Fiora blushes back. She's not exactly one who throws around compliments too often, or to receive them, "Err... you've got hot muscles~?"

Brunilda giggles: "Guess I do. Hot for you." She blinks. "That makes no sense and I don't care."

Fiora giggles along, "I've never been all that worried about making sense."

Brunilda snorts a bit: "Well you got that right. I mean, I want things to make sense but also know it's not like... always just a thing. Respite taught me that."

Fiora grins, "I didn't learn anything. Not from Respite." Her expression softens as she stares at Brun, "Maybe learning a bit now, from you."

Brunilda toushes at Fiora's head a bit: "Well no time like the present, silly thing."

Fiora closes her eyes to relax against Brun, "Just needed someone tough enough to get me to listen."

Brunilda mm's: "I guess there's some truth to elephants being a mite stubborn."

Fiora hums, "Now I just gotta dig in and make sure I'm worth the effort."

Brunilda smirks: "Well, you were pretty good with the digging last night~."

Fiora blushes deeper, "Well that was more ahh breaking ground than it was real deep digging?" Her nervous touches and uncertain exploration had gotten a bit heated by the end of the night.

Brunilda blushes and giggles: "...either way, I guess. That's, um... definitely a mental image though."

Fiora sticks out her tongue, "Sure is. Not that I exactly mind lingering on that..."

Brunilda touches Fiora's cheek with her trunk again: "Mm, me neither. I mean, eventually we gotta get up and go find food, but..."

Fiora chuckles, "Ahhh right. Breakfast. Guess I don't need to rush out to fetch it like I have been doing though."

Brunilda puts her arm over Fiora's chest, lightly pinning her down: "Nope. You don't get to go anywhere yet."

Fiora raises an eyebrow, a challenging look running through her eyes. "I think I could break free. If I wanted to." Despite the boast she makes no move to do so.

Brunilda hmm's, leaning over a bit more: "Oh, could you now? Mm, I kinda of want to see you push me off."

Fiora smirks, "Well usually I start with a headbutt. Plus the armor. The strength is all me though." She shifts to position her hands against Brun's chest.

Brunilda mm's with a smile: "Mm, sounds about right for what I've seen. Although you gotta have a helmet before your headbutt turns me off - I er, I mean, pushes me off."

Fiora shakes her head, "Nah, see, it's all about distraction~." She starts to push, to lift Brunilda up, and as she does, she leans in to give her a deep kiss.

Brunilda blinks in surprise, then laughs: "Mm! Y-yeah, that would do it~."

Fiora laughs, shifting her arms to wrap around Brun in a loose hug instead, "Yeah. I'm a tactical genius."

Brunilda hugs back: "Clearly. Now you got me in a hug, how you going to head out now?"

Fiora shrugs, "Do what now? I just wanted to hug."

Brunilda laughs: "Fair, that's what I wanted too~." She leans onto the hug, shifting her weight just enough to not entirely crush the giraffe (who could probably take it but she's being careful anyway).

Fiora squeezes, tight, indeed quite a big and tough hugger. "Oof! Ha! That's probably why this'll work, yeah?"

Brunilda laughs into the hug: "I think we have a chance, love." She wraps her trunk around Fiora's cheek and back of her head: "Find out what we like together~."

Fiora leans in "Yeah... You're right. Heh. You usually are, to be fair."

Brunilda blushes: "Aww, no I'm not. And if I am, I swear it's by accident."

Fiora pfffts, "Well, more right than I am. You know my typical solution to any problem."

Brunilda blushes further: "N-no I don't..."

Fiora shrugs, "I tend to just punch things until they go my way. Doesn't really work with... you know... relationships."

Brunilda mm's. "I dunno, I seem to remember us coming to blows in the beginning, and yet, here we are."

Fiora chuckles, "Okay... but was that more because of me punching, or you uh... punching back? Okay, you've got a point." She winks, giving Brun another kiss. "See? Right again."

Brunilda blushes as she kisses: "That one doesn't count."

Fiora giggles, "Fine, fine. I won't count that one."

Brunilda smiles as she hugs closer: "At most, you will get me to agree that I might be right at times." Her hand idly cups Fiora's breast as she talks.

Fiora moans slightly at the hands cradling her breasts, "Mmmmm, well, I'll accept that. For now, at least."

Brunilda:"You'll have to, for now." The elephant smiles warmly as she just touches and cuddles Fiora.

Fiora leans her neck forward and rests her head against Brun's shoulder. "For now. In the meantime, I've got your back."

Brunilda smirks a bit as she shifts in a way that her sizable breasts rest on top of Fiora's: "Mmm, and other parts too~"

Fiora grins, enjoying the 'squish' between them, "At least a few other parts... I think I love them all."

Brunilda smiles: "Well good. I was beginning to think my tail would get no love at all."

Fiora smirks, "You kidding? Your tail is adorable! It just has the misfortune of sitting right over your very distracting ass~"

Brunilda giggles, leaning onto the giraffe: "Pfft, fine, you made your point." She kisses Fiora again. "You're more romantic than you think~"

Fiora's hand strokes down Brun's back towards her butt, "Mmm? So I have even the littlest bit of romance? Cause I just figured I was a lost cause. I don't know anything about how to put out candles or what kinds of flowers go where. I just say what I think."

Brunilda smiles: "Being romantic is just a bit more than that. And I don't know anything about those things either."

Fiora shrugs, "It's kinda how it is for me with most things. I just 'do' without thinking... I like a bit of romance... you've taken me out on some wonderful evenings that I would have never done on my own."

Brunilda smiles and she finally shifts and rolls to the side, 'letting' Fiora move if she wants to. "Mm, maybe you can surprise me one of these days with something romantic."

Fiora moves, following Brun to snuggle her side-by-side with a laugh. "Would it still be a surprise if I say I'm planning it out? Heh... well, maybe I can think of something..."

Brunilda touches on Fiora's nipples with her trunk: "I'm sure you can think of something~."

Fiora shivers at the touch, loving the sensation of Brunilda's trunk, "I'll... I'll make it a point to figure something out. I... I'd like to romance you."

Brunilda smiles as she continues touching Fiora's chest: "Mmm, I would like you to romance me too..."

Fiora breaths deep, "Then I have a reason to try, don't I?"

Brunilda smirks: "Certainly~." She sighs softly and just holds the giraffe close.

Fiora holds the elephant just as closely, hugging until after awhile, her stomach rumbles, "Guess we really can't just do this forever..."

Brunilda's stomach rumbles as though in response. The elephant blushes: "Heh. Um. Guess so. Gotta get foraging soon I guess."

Fiora slowly rolls back and sits up. "Wanna do it together? Instead of me running off into the woods on my own?"

Brunilda smiles: "I'll be happy to. No need to keep fire, anyway. Just gotta take anything valuable with us." She pauses, thinking of the wolves: "... And weapons."

Fiora nods, "If we didn't scare them off entirely... or whatever else we might find out there... but I'm confident we can handle anything together."

Brunilda smiles: "We can handle anything." She refrains from mentioning anything about pygmy possums though.

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