[21:21] (Molly) [20:49] * Molly is sat making a daisy chain when he returns. He can pick up her thoughts; a candlelit room with heavy velvet drapes, sweet white wine, feminine laughter and exotic perfumes
[21:22] * @Morgan stops near her, holding out a glass of liquid
[21:23] * Molly looks up with a smile, her gown back on loosely. She takes the drink
[21:23] (Molly) Thank you
[21:24] (@Morgan) most welcome
[21:24] * @Morgan sits beside her, placing the bottle off to one side
[21:24] * Molly gives him a sidelong glance
[21:25] (Molly) Perhaps Jarvie's wedding gift wasn't so bad an idea after all
[21:25] * @Morgan smiles slightly
[21:26] (@Morgan) No... she's still in for an awkward discussion though
[21:26] * Molly laughs softly, sipping her blokners
[21:26] (Molly) Oh? How so?
[21:27] (@Morgan) She shouldn't know of places such as this... or rather, for the purposes its obviously meant
[21:29] * Molly smiles with a nod
[21:30] (Molly) I understand... Although, it's hardly some tacky brothel in the rough part of the city
[21:31] (@Morgan) No, that much is true
[21:33] (Molly) Your father would be horrified *she giggles*
[21:34] (@Morgan) utterly
[21:34] (@Morgan) I might tell him
[21:34] * Molly laughs
[21:34] (Molly) Surely not!
[21:35] * @Morgan shrugs
[21:35] (@Morgan) maybe not
[21:36] * Molly sips the blokners
[21:36] (Molly) I should imagine his "how heirs are made" conversation with you was quite entertaining
[21:37] * @Morgan sips his drink
[21:38] (@Morgan) I've never heard him say umm so much
[21:38] * Molly laughs hard
[21:38] (Molly) Probably still more educational that what I had from Mama!
[21:39] (@Morgan) oh?
[21:39] * Molly leans back on her hands, trying to recall
[21:41] (Molly) "Well, you've seen how the cows and horses do it... It's like that, but laid down with him on top of you. Oh, and it's much quicker. Think of something pleasant and it's over in no time"
[21:41] * Molly laughs
[21:41] (@Morgan) charming
[21:43] * Molly sips her drink
[21:43] (Molly) I asked her about it in Carleon... She said she told me that to put me off trying it before marriage
[21:44] * @Morgan laughs
[21:44] * Molly smiles
[21:45] (Molly) Whilst I was engaged to Curtis, I was still under that illusion, then something happened that made me see sense
[21:48] (@Morgan) oh?
[21:48] * Molly watches him
[21:48] (Molly) You kissed me
[21:49] (@Morgan) ah
[21:49] * @Morgan nods, looking a little embarrassed yet curious
[21:49] ** New query from Morgan (Available on submenu 'Windows')
[21:51] * Molly smiles gently
[21:53] (Molly) I realised in that moment there had to be something more to it, that it was more than just laying back and thinking of pretty dresses... *she looks thoughtful* I suppose I realised that a woman could desire intimacy as much as a man
[21:54] * Molly smiles with a hint of puzzled amusement
[21:55] * @Morgan nods slowly
[21:55] (@Morgan) makes sense I suppose
[21:55] * Molly nods
[21:56] (Molly) I'd have always wondered I think, had nothing further happened between us, what it would have been like to have come to your bed
[21:57] * @Morgan shrugs
[21:57] (@Morgan) probably would've tripped over some weaponry item or another
[21:58] * Molly smiles wryly
[21:58] (Molly) I have discomfitted you I think
[21:58] * @Morgan smiles
[21:58] (@Morgan) perhaps a little
[21:58] * @Morgan sips the blokners
[21:59] * Molly nods slowly
[21:59] (Molly) Can I ask about that?
[22:00] (@Morgan) what?
[22:01] (Molly) About your discomfort. I'll understand if you do not wish me to
[22:01] * @Morgan shrugs
[22:01] (@Morgan) ask if you wish
[22:02] * Molly smiles, and he can see curiosity light up her eyes
[22:02] (Molly) Does it trouble you that your kiss had such a monumental effect?
[22:03] (@Morgan) it is a little daunting to think I had such an effect
[22:04] * Molly nods
[22:04] (Molly) Does it surprise you?
[22:04] * @Morgan nods
[22:04] (@Morgan) absolutely
[22:06] * Molly sips her blokners
[22:07] (Molly) Would you have regretted it had you known? *she looks to him, intrigued* do you feel guilty?
[22:09] (@Morgan) No, and... not guilty exactly, but I'd done something that wasn't exactly honourable
[22:09] (Molly) Kissing another man's fiancee?
[22:10] * @Morgan nods
[22:11] * Molly smiles 
[22:12] (Molly) If I had realised you'd be looking for a Companion in the near future, I wouldn't have been his fiancee
[22:13] (@Morgan) If _I'd_ realised I'd be looking for one, I wouldn't have advised you to accept his offer
[22:14] * Molly laughs hard
[22:15] (Molly) Did you ever advise me to accept, or was I foolish enough to think I'd be happy without love?
[22:16] (@Morgan) possibly both
[22:17] * Molly sips her blokners
[22:18] (Molly) Did you ever consider telling me _not_ to marry him?
[22:18] * @Morgan takes a large mouthful of blokners, swallowing it in one gulp
[22:18] (@Morgan) a few times
[22:18] * Molly looks intrigued
[22:19] (Molly) Do you recall when? Or what prevented you?
[22:19] (@Morgan) what prevented me is easy... because it would've been wrong of me to stop you marrying on the offchance I get myself in a place where I'm able to accept someones affections
[22:22] * Molly looks pleased with his answer
[22:23] (Molly) I can understand that. It must have been difficult knowing that I wasn't at ease with my decision
[22:23] * @Morgan nods
[22:23] (@Morgan) very
[22:24] * Molly smiles
[22:24] (Molly) Were you relieved once you knew I'd decided to end it?
[22:25] (@Morgan) I suppose I was, yes
[22:25] * @Morgan sips the drink
[22:26] (Molly) It saved any last minute objections during the wedding ceremony? *she giggles*
[22:27] (@Morgan) well, yes I suppose it did. That would've been mighty embarrassing
[22:27] (Molly) For whom?
[22:27] (@Morgan) everyone I suspect
[22:27] * Molly smiles
[22:27] (Molly) I cannot picture you doing so
[22:28] (@Morgan) it would've been terribly well mannered, of course
[22:28] * Molly giggles
[22:29] (Molly) "Excuse me, Lord Jaeger, I'm terribly afraid to interrupt but I cannot in good faith allow Molly to marry you when I know she's madly in love with me" ?
[22:30] (@Morgan) something like that, aye
[22:30] * Molly smiles
[22:31] (Molly) It'd have been the talk of Avalon, and probably Eisen too, for months!
[22:32] (@Morgan) well, that'd make a change, wouldn't it
[22:32] * @Morgan smirks
[22:32] (Molly) You being the dashing hero? No, I think that's rather common *she raises a playful eyebrow*
[22:33] * @Morgan snorts
[22:33] (@Morgan) I was more referring to my actions being the gossip of Eisen
[22:33] * Molly nods, becoming a little more sombre
[22:34] (Molly) You know it won't stay a secret, don't you?
[22:34] (@Morgan) what?
[22:34] (Molly) What I am. My woefully lacking heritage.
[22:35] * Molly sighs softly
[22:35] (@Morgan) well, that depends... at worst, status wise, you're a gentlemans daughter which is perfectly acceptable... at best you're a lady of a foreign and exciting land...
[22:36] * Molly smiles with deep affection
[22:37] (Molly) At worst I'm a farmer's daughter and a housemaid whose village turned their back on her. 
[22:38] (@Morgan) and I worked as a farm hand...
[22:38] * Molly nods, conceeding
[22:39] (Molly) Alright. Perhaps no-one will care anyway
[22:40] (Molly) Though I doubt my saying "Well I'm a Veisgrafin now,  so there" would be well received *she nudges him playfully*
[22:41] (@Morgan) No, but my following that statement with something pointy would be
[22:41] * Molly tries not to smirk
[22:41] (Molly) I think that would be rather effective, yes
[22:42] * Molly finishes her blokners
[22:42] (Molly) I really rather like this, you know?
[22:42] (@Morgan) its not the best I'v
[22:42] (@Morgan) I've tasted*
[22:43] (Molly) No? What is?
[22:43] (@Morgan) They brew one in Sudlachenburg that has decidedly more flavour
[22:43] (Molly) Interesting... We should have some for the Rose
[22:45] * @Morgan nods
[22:45] (@Morgan) definitely
[22:45] * Molly goes quiet a minute, listening to the birds
[22:45] (Molly) You said your awkwardness about intimacy is relatively recent...?
[22:46] * Molly watches him a moment
[22:46] (@Morgan) relatively, aye
[22:47] (Molly) Is it me? Is it because I heard so much on the Coral? *she looks genuinely concerned*
[22:47] (@Morgan) You may have slightly elavated expectations of it but... no, I became much more introverted when I left Eisen, in every sense
[22:48] * Molly looks puzzled
[22:48] (Molly) Elevated expectations of what?
[22:49] * @Morgan frowns
[22:49] (@Morgan) what is commonly happening at anytime between a man and his wife
[22:49] * Molly smiles
[22:50] (Molly) Ah I see! I thought perhaps you meant the ease with which most would discuss such
[22:50] * @Morgan smiles slightly
[22:51] (@Morgan) that too
[22:51] * Molly nods a little, pouring more from the bottle
[22:51] (Molly) Do you wish I'd never met those girls?
[22:52] (@Morgan) No, I think its done you good, particularly your confidence in yourself
[22:52] * Molly smiles
[22:53] (Molly) It certainly dispelled my mother's teachings somewhat
[22:55] * Molly sips her blokners
[22:55] * @Morgan nods
[22:55] (@Morgan) it sounds like it
[22:55] (Molly) I couldn't have done it, you know... Be a courtesan, that is 
[22:56] (@Morgan) no? Whyso?
[22:56] * Molly closes her eyes a moment as she tries to formulate the best way to explain
[22:57] (Molly) It's too deep, too intimate
[22:58] * @Morgan frowns a moment before nodding
[22:59] (@Morgan) I think I understand
[23:01] (Molly) Especially what I did just now. I'd had it drilled in to me from childhood that such activity was sinful and against the teachings of Theus. I couldn't have bared my soul like that to anyone but *there's the briefest pause as she chooses an alternative word* the man I trust most in the world
[23:02] (@Morgan) but since I'm here instead...
[23:02] * @Morgan makes a sound, remarkably like a giggle
[23:03] * Molly frowns deeply a moment before registering his amusement, and then she laughs also
[23:03] (Molly) I'd like to know what made you frown...
[23:03] (@Morgan) I was thinking
[23:03] (Molly) About?
[23:04] (@Morgan) your statement about it being too deep and intimate
[23:04] * Molly nods
[23:06] (Molly) That is just how I feel. For the girls on the coral it is just physical and financial. I don't think I could do that. What we do, it's far more than a means to an end... *she looks as if she might say more but chooses not to*
[23:06] ** New query from Morgan (Available on submenu 'Windows')
[23:07] * @Morgan nods
[23:08] * Molly watches him a moment
[23:10] (Molly) I feel as if we are becoming closer each time, as if it's our hearts and souls joining, not just our bodies. I never knew, never even imagined, it could be that way. *she then blushes hard, feeling a shyness at her honesty and sentimentality*
[23:10] * @Morgan nods
[23:10] (@Morgan) addictive, isn't it
[23:11] * Molly nods
[23:11] (Molly) You. _You_ are addictive.
[23:12] * Molly stands, rather wobbly now thanks to the blokners
[23:14] (Molly) Perhaps after lunch, I'll show you quite how addicted I am...
[23:14] * @Morgan nods, sipping the blokners
[23:20] ** You are now disconnected