A romantic, candle lit dinner.

You sat there for a moment watching steam rise off of the tomato soup when suddenly Nacius races back to the table and slams a candle and a bottle of wine down, making you recoil backwards and yell.

"By Mafala's tits Nacius! Don't do that to Sanna, you scared her!" You yell.

Nacius is out of breath, but he has a big smile on his face.

"Haha! You should've seen your face!" He says.

"Ugh, you big dumb brute..." You say, giving him a light punch on the shoulder.

Nacius calms himself down and kneels on the opposite end of the table, he holds his hand up to the candle and ignites it with a small bolt of flame.

"Don't try to be romantic after that Nacius, Sanna nearly collapsed!" You say.

Nacius stands up and retrieves two glasses.

"Totally worth it." He says before pouring the two of you some wine.

You roll your eyes and lean forward onto the table trying to smell the candle, it wasn't scented.

"I don't have any scented candles I'm sorry to say..." He says before taking a quick sip of wine.

"Plus, scented candles can change how you taste things."

You take a sip of your wine and raise your eyebrows slightly.

"Really? How does that work?" You ask.

"I don't have any idea, all I know is that whenever I ate or drank something in a room with a strong smell, I'd taste the smell if that makes ant sense." He replies.

Nacius picks up his spoon and looks at you.

"I made a generous amount since we didn't really eat any lunch." He says.

"Sanna does not mind, just be careful not to make too much all the time, Sanna doesn't know if she could control herself!" You joke.

The two of you begin eating, you find it odd that something this simple could taste so varied.

"Tomato soup, such a boring name, do you Imperials name your dishes this boringly all the time?" You ask with a chuckle.

Nacius grins.

"Wait, wait... You've never had Tomato soup before? I thought this was the most common thing on Nirn." He says.

"This is no fair Nacius, before Cyrodiil the fanciest thing Sanna had ever eaten while she lived in Orcrest was a bit of goat meat from Skyrim, if you didn't already know, Tomatoes aren't very plentiful in the desert." You say sarcastically.

"I'd call moon sugar food pretty fancy." Nacius replies.

"That is because your empire banned it because anyone who isn't Khajiit usually don't handle it too well!" You say.

Nacius eats a bit more of the soup before taking another sip of wine.

"If I pull some strings and get you some moon sugar, you have to show me just how good this stuff is. That is assuming you know how to bake with it." Nacius says.

You chuckle and eat some soup.

"Sanna hasn't got a damn clue!" You say.

"Sanna just stole her pastries and sugary foods."

Nacius laughs and looks at the hearth for a moment.

"I've got a bit to teach you, gods willing, you'll learn how to properly prepare rabbit before my hairs turn grey." He jokes.

You laugh and take a sip of wine.

"Sanna should thank you for that by the way, if you hadn't stopped her before she was going to eat it, she'd probably be dead by now." You say.

"Best case scenario is you'd probably end up puking your guts out later, **** is worst case scenario." He replies.

The two of you silently eat and drink for a moment, just enjoying the meal.

"Ulanna seems the promiscuous sort eh?" Nacius asks.

You can't help but chuckle and feel a little embarrassed when you think about Ulanna.

"You see how red she turns when speaking about us, perhaps she gets some strange enjoyment from talking about such things." You reply.

"It's strange, you comfortable at all working for her later?" He asks.

"Yes, what's the worst that could happen, she asks me about how sex with you feels?" You reply.

Nacius blushes slightly and looks down at his food for a moment before taking a drink.

"Yeah I suppose so, she's a nice gal, but she likes to get too involved it seems." He says.

"Well aside from you and maybe Tolggor, Ulanna has shown to be a good friend to Sanna, if she starts inviting me to Mefala rituals I'll let you know." You joke.

Nacius chuckles for a moment.

"Don't the wood elves worship some tree god or something?" He asks.

"Sanna doesn't know, she is Khajiit, not Bosmer." You say with a chuckle.

"Ever hear about Bosmer eating eachother?" He asks.

"Sanna has heard stories, she'll be sure to relay all of this information to Ulanna." You chuckle.

The two of you laugh and you see Nacius lean forward and just stare at you with a soft smile.

"What is that look? You're making Sanna feel self conscious." You say smiling.

"Just admiring the view, your eyes are really nice." He says.

You feel your face get warm again and your tail instinctively wraps around the chair.

"Oh stop, we already had our fun, no need to keep up with the charms." You say.

"Why not? Can I not just acknowledge your beauty?" He says, still smiling.

You roll your eyes and lean forward onto the table as well.

"You're so damned cheesy sometimes Nacius, you know that?"

Nacius finishes his glass of wine and eats a bot of soup.

"Hey, my charms worked though eh? I got you in the end." He laughs.

You laugh and lean back, crossing your arms.

"Sanna supposes you did, you trapped this one using your charms and stunning good looks." You say with a playful grin.

You lean forward and finish your glass of wine.

"Sanna will admit, your eyes are very captivating as well." You add.

Nacius chuckles. "Haha, I'm as average as they come Sanna, where you not looking around at the fortress? Plenty of lads over there look better than me." He says.

"Nonsense, those people where perverts and very annoying. You are unique in your own special way Nacius..."

You ate a bit more of your soup.

"Plus, Sanna still thinks you're quite the looker, no matter what you try to dissuade her with." You say.

The two of you continue eating your soup, Nacius was blushing slightly, your earlier comments got to him, and his to you. Soon the two of you finished, for the first time in a long time, you felt full.

"Sanna cannot believe she is saying this..." You say, wiping your mouth.

"She feels full, Sanna never feels full."

Nacius chuckles and lets out a belch.

"Good for you, you deserve a good meal, get some real food and not the scraps you had to steal over in Elsweyr." He replies.

"Hey, the pastries in Elsweyr are still better than the ones she has had here." You say.

Nacius laughs and leans forward.

"Don't go telling everyone in Skingrad that, they'll probably hang you." He says.

You lean forward and meet his gaze.

"Well, then Sanna would need her big strong knight in shining armor to come save the day hm?" You say playfully.

Nacius leans in even closer, your noses almost touching.

"Shining armor? You saw my armor, not so shiny." He says smiling.

"Shush, come here."

You pull his head forward slightly and kiss him. The kiss goes on for a while, the two of you just enjoying each other, no tongue wrestling, just an innocent yet long kiss. After a while you pull away with a grin, Nacius was as red as a damned tomato again. You look back at the small bed and chuckle before looking back to Nacius.

"We have to get a bigger bed soon, Sanna might die on that damned thing." You say with a chuckle.

Nacius stands up and takes your empty bowls.

"We can start making one tomorrow." He says before opening the door and taking the bowls outside.

You smile and stand up, taking the wine glasses with you. You walk outside without your cane, trying not to put too much pressure on your wounded calf. Nacius was rinsing the bowls out and drying them with his shirt, he turns to look at you and takes the wine glasses.

"No cane?" He asks.

"Sanna is just testing the waters a bit." You reply.

Nacius washes all the dishes and the two of you head inside, Nacius places the dishes on the table and closes the bottle of wine.

"Ready to head to bed? I know it's not too comfortable but like I said, we can start making a new one tomorrow." He says with a smile.

"Laying on top of you is like laying on a rock..."

You glance over to Nacius with a playful look.

"Not that Sanna is complaining."

Nacius walks over to the candle on the table and puts it out, the two of you make your way to bed, and as uncomfortable as it was, the two of you quickly fell asleep...