Lexie is caught off-guard.

"Uhh.." she hesitates for a moment, her hand reaching up and scratching the side of her head "What do you...what do you want to know?" she asks quite nervously.

You knew a little bit about Lexie but for how much you cared about her it didn't seem like you knew as much as you should "Were you born in the Syndicate? Or did you move here?"

Her head tilts down, looking at the stone separating the two of you "Well..." she begins as you notice it seems like a touchy subject "As I told you before, I have no clue who my father is. I just assume he was Syndicate...at least I hope he was. My mother, was a Sunrider, fighting for her city day and night, doing her best." the smile on her face shows you how proud she is of her mother "The Tiger I ride..." she interlocks her hands "That tiger was my mothers..." her eyes drift from the floor to yours.

"So, you have no clue who your father is?" you ask

She just pivots her head back and forth "Unfortunately no..." you see sadness form in her face. "My mother use to..." she stutters briefly "use to...use to please warriors before she became a Sunrider." she looks down in shame "My mother was a whore, laying with whoever paid the most coin..."

"Lexie..." you brush the mug of ale to the side as you grab her hand with both of yours, holding it tight "You're one of the most amazing women I know. It doesn't matter what happened in your past. Think about your future. Think about what you've accomplished. If it wasn't for you, I don't know if I would be where I am today." you smile at her, still holding her hand.

She doesn't say a word, just looking at you. After a few moments she pulls her away from yours with a quick tug "Darien, stop." she whispers out but doesn't go any further.

Your hands go forward, gripping her lone hand again, holding it tight, you smile at her once more, looking directly into her eyes "Thank you." you say once again "Thank you for everything Lexie." you say with sincerity.

"You just..." she stalls "You don't mean it..."

"Lexie..." you grasp down on her tighter, continuing to look at her face "You changed my life for the better." your lips tilt upwards as you smile at her "I'm so grateful I found you in my life."

The two of you just look at each other, not saying anything for the longest time, just holding hands, enjoying the presence of one another.

"Stop." she pulls her hand from your grip "Silly Rathkin warrior, trying to seduce me!" she grins at you "I see your plan!" trying to play it off as a joke.

"Lexie." you say once more as you lean forward, gripping her hand again, showing how much you care for her "Don't." you look at her with purpose.

Lexie doesn't move, she wants to play it off, her normal, care free, happy go lucky personality keeps telling her to not care so deeply about you, to just laugh it off and keep having a great time drinking at the tavern. But part of her brain is telling her otherwise, what if...

"Lexie..." your barely audible voice whispers to the Sunrider "I wanted to just train all day, fight a target dummy, ignore everybody, just practice. Just get better...better so I could avenge my sister..." you shake her hand up and down, getting her attention "Nobody could get me out of that trance..." your thumb rubs up and down on her hand as you still hold it "Nobody but you..." your eyes shift upwards into hers.

Her other hand reaches up, her index finger presses against your lips, forcing you to stay silent. Her eyes close as her head pivots towards the ground. After a few brief moments her hand grabs the mug of ale beside her as she lifts it in the air an inch or two "This is for you, Darien." she smiles "and also for Claire." she beams her pearly whites in your direction "But also, everything you've had to put up with in your life...your journey, your losses, your battles..." she clinks her mug against your mug that is still sitting flat on the table "For you, Darien." she lifts her cup up, ready to take a drink.

You grip her forearm, making sure she can't bring the mug of ale to her lips. "Darien?" she mumbles out.

You look at the Sunrider. You see how much she cares for you. How much she would fight for you. Your right hand reaches out, slightly cupping around the back of her head, slightly rubbing the back of her neck. Just staring into her beautiful brown eyes for many brief moments. Eventually, you smile once more as you apply **** to your arm, slowly pulling her head forward to your location. Your tongue parts your lips as you lick them, wetting them to be ready for what's to come.

The two of you share one of the most passionate kisses you've ever experienced. You've kissed Lexie before, sure, but before, the two of you were going after each other's bodies, trying your best to make each other feel good by getting each other off. This time though, you were kissing this Sunrider because you truly cared for her. You truly cared about this woman, "Lexie..." you break the kiss as you quickly peck onto her lips in three quick successions, smiling afterwards as hard as you can. Your hand once again pulls her towards you with ****, again, not because you desperately want her body, but because you want something more. Someone to cherish you, someone to care for you, someone to love you...