Yes, she feels the same way!

"Like? You mean 'like' as in... romantic feelings?", Elyelen asks, feeling suddenly shy again when Bricio nods silently. She swallows nervously before answering: "Yes... I think so..."

The apprentice blushes deeply now: "Oh... yes! I... I do feel that way!" After saying this out loud Elyelen realizes how silly it sounds and immediately starts laughing awkwardly: "I'm sorry... It just... it just slipped out of my mouth without me even thinking about what it might sound like." But Bricio doesn't seem bothered by it at all; instead he smiles happily and places a hand over hers. "Haha this is weird, I feel like I'm back in my youth, getting my first experiences with-" The elf is stopped by a pair of lips on top of her own and her cheeks instantly turn redder than they already were.

When he finally lets go, she looks at him, almost seeming to be shocked by what has just happened. "But... But Bricio... Won't it be weird? I mean I'm still your apprentice. And we are not supposed to have any kind of relationship, right?"

"Elyelen..." the blacksmith answers quietly while his eyes look down into hers for some time before he finishes his thought: "Nobody can tell us who we should love or shouldn't love... We decide that ourselves." He leans forward once more until their noses touch: "And don't you worry you're still going to be my apprentice, no matter what. I can't afford to lose that."

Elyelen smiles softly as she feels the warmth from his chest against hers and closes her eyes briefly. Then she opens them again when she hears something coming out of her mouth: "Okay then... Let's make this official."

"Official? What do you mean?", Bricio asks confused but Elyelen just smiles back at him and pulls him closer so she can kiss him properly. After a moment of hesitation, the blacksmith responds by kissing her back and they stay like this for a couple of minutes until Bricio breaks off the kiss and looks at her with a smile on his face. "The sun is almost gone, maybe I should bring you home now," he says, getting up.

The elf gets up as well, but before Bricio can start walking, she holds him back by his hand. "Wait. There's something else I want to ask you. I have learned, that in human society you wait until marriage before you get... You know... Intimate. Elves however, are a bit more open about it than humans. Are you okay with it, if I .... spend the night with you? I mean..." She trails off nervously before continuing: "...if we ... sleep together?"

Bricio doesn't answer right away; instead he takes one look into Elyelen's eyes while he thinks over what to say next. "Well... Some people see this law as archaic, but it still has a point. It makes sure, that there are less bastard children growing up without a father or mother. And also, some believe this gives young women the chance to find out whether they truly love someone." He hesitates for a moment and then continues: "But even though I'm not exactly happy about this law either, I do understand why this is important for our culture."

Elyelen looks at him through his whole explanation, but then she grins as she moves closer to him. "Well... We won't have that problem. Elves can only get pregnant if they 'want' it. So you don't need to worry about me getting pregnant from us sleeping together!"

Bricio sighs deeply, but he understands what she means. "Are you sure you want to spend the night with me, though?"

The elf looks down at him with her head tilted slightly to the side again before answering in an almost teasing tone of voice: "Why wouldn't I?" Then she kisses Bricio on top of the mouth before saying quietly: "I am looking forward to it very much..."

The blacksmith is trying his hardest to resist the temptation, but in the end she is going to get what she wants, and he knows it. "Fine... But... We should maybe not make a big fuss about it, okay? I mean about the fact that we are a couple."

"Okay," Elyelen answers softly while she puts one hand behind his neck and pulls herself towards him more firmly until their lips meet once again. She feels like everything is right in this moment and she never wanted anything else than this. Her heart beats faster and louder as they kiss; both know this might be a first step into something new for them... And that's why they take this moment as long as possible without breaking apart from each other. After some time however, they finally part from each others' embrace and look at each other with smiles on their faces. It was worth waiting for! They start walking back home together with light steps as if nothing could possibly go wrong now. The sun has already set completely when they reach the smithy. Bricio's private rooms are on the upper floor.

This is the first time that Elyelen is up here and she looks around curiously at the room: "Wow, you have an interesting collection of weapons. I have never seen something like this before." The elf looks at a strange sword which seems to have a wavy blade: "What is this called?"

Bricio takes the weapon off of the wall to show it to her. "This is called a 'Flamberge'. Swords like these are made in Waelin. They are good swords, but have to be heavily customized for their wielder... And creating a flamed blade like this is a lot of work. It needs a special kind of metal." He puts it back onto its place. When he turns around, Elyelen is suddenly up in his face, pulling him into a deep, sensual kiss while one hand strokes down over his chest and under his tunic until she reaches down towards his belt. But Bricio doesn't seem too bothered by that; instead, he kisses back with equal passion as they continue making out while simultaneously stumbling over to the bed. Elyelen pushes Bricio gently back into it so that she can lay herself on top of him and then she starts unbuttoning her shirt. "Oh.. wow... Elyelen I... I..." The blacksmith stutters as she moves her hands further downwards and slowly works her way downwards from button to button. "I love you", he manages to say between gasps for air.

The elf stops what she's doing for a moment before smiling at him: "I love you too, Bricio." Finally, she opened the last button of her shirt and takes it off, revealing her beautiful white skin underneath. Then she does the same thing for her pants next before lying down completely naked in front of Bricio who looks at her body in awe for a long time until finally, he gets up again:

"Wait here, let me get some candles for us," He says quietly but firmly. It doesn't take long and he returns with a few candles, that he lights up and places them on the table next to the bed. "You're beautiful," he says, looking down at the elf, who he can see in all her naked glory now. She blushes slightly when she realizes how much he is staring at her breasts.

"Maybe you should take off your clothes, too," Elyelen suggests playfully as she rolls onto her back on top of the bed and waits expectantly. Her voice has gone huskier than usual which makes the blacksmith smile; his heart beats faster when he sees how willing his beautiful apprentice really seems tonight! But instead of getting undressed himself however, Bricio kneels down in front of Elyelen so their faces are just inches away from each other. The young woman giggles nervously as Bricio kisses her cheek softly while running his fingers over it before continuing further downwards until they reach her chest. After playing around there for a moment or two Bricio finally starts kissing her neck before moving lower still until he reaches her collarbone. Her skin feels so soft under his fingers that it almost hurts him not to touch more... When Bricio finally moves upwards again towards her lips though, Elyelen is already waiting for him eagerly with a shy little smile on her face.

Finally, Bricio gets up for a moment and undresses in front of the elf. Elyelen can see, that he is already aroused and a gasp escapes her lips when she sees how big he is. "Oh by the gods!" She says excitedly.

"Don't worry, I'm going to make you feel good," He answers with a gentle smile and then lays himself on top of the elf and presses their bodies together. They kiss deeply and passionately as if they can never get enough of each other's taste in their mouths.

The elf feels as if her body is heating up even faster now as she runs one hand over his chest while they continue making out like this. Suddenly however, they break apart from each other for air. Both pant heavily as they catch their breath after their intense encounter. Then they start kissing again but only briefly before they stop once more. Bricio smiles down at his lover: "I think we should take things slowly tonight." Elyelen looks up into his eyes for a long time before nodding slightly while her own expression becomes more serious again.

"I... I haven't felt like this in a while." She whispers softly, looking away shyly. Bricio takes hold of her chin gently to turn her face towards him again.

"I want to taste you," Bricio whispers and at first Elyelen doesn't understand what he means, but then he starts kissing her body all over, slowly progressing downwards until he reaches her breasts and finally her stomach which he kisses and licks thoroughly. The elf moans quietly and presses herself against him even closer than before when she feels how aroused the blacksmith really is right now; it turns her on so much that she can feel wetness between her legs already and she desperately wants something inside of her soon!

"Just tell me if it feels good," Bricio whispers and then slightly spreads her legs apart with both hands. He can see the elven woman is nervous about being touched there, even though she seems willing enough now. "It's okay..." She says in a shaky voice as Bricio starts licking around her pussy lips. "Ahhh...." Elyelen gasps loudly once he touches her clit for the first time, as she's trying to keep herself calm and collected. However, Bricio seems to know what he's doing because he keeps moving his tongue over her sensitive nub while his fingers rub at the entrance to her vagina from outside. "Oh gods... Yes... Oh...!" Elyelen whimpers out loud while pushing back into Bricio's face eagerly.

The way that his lover begs him to continue makes him smile widely: "You like that?" The blacksmith asks teasingly.

Eyes closed, the elf nods slightly before whispering: "Yes."

Bricio chuckles softly before continuing where he left off before stopping suddenly when Elyelen grabs hold of him tightly by the hair with both hands; she doesn't want this moment of pleasure to end too fast! But after some more moments of gentle touching and licking she finally lets go of Bricio again. Her eyes are still half-closed as she looks down on the blacksmith who is smiling up at her.

"I want you," Elyelen whispers, before he moves up again to look her directly in the eyes.

"You're the most beautiful woman I've ever seen, Elyelen." He says quietly but firmly and kisses her deeply once again. When they part for air a second later, Bricio smiles down at her once more. With the back of his hand, he gently strokes over her cheek, just for a minute, before he gives her another quick peck on the lips. "Are you ready?" The elf nods slightly in response while biting her bottom lip nervously. "Then let's do it..." The smith carefully pushes his erection into the elven beauty's pussy.

"Oh gods... Yes!" She gasps out loud when she feels how big he really is inside of her. "That.. That feels amazing!" The elf cries softly as she leans against him, holding onto him tightly while trying not to lose control right away. After what seems like forever though she finally relaxes enough to start moving with him. First very slowly until she gets used to him being there, then she starts rocking herself backwards and forwards along his length and finally she begins to move faster and harder as she finds new levels of pleasure she didn't know she could reach! Soon, Bricio is thrusting up into Elyelen with increasing ****, making their bodies collide together loudly and shaking the bed violently every now and then. Soon however they are both too lost in each other as they both move against each other.

Bricio has started to kiss her neck after noticing, how much she enjoys that particular spot and it makes Elyelen moan even louder than before. She is in heaven at this moment: "Yes... Oh god yes..." Her voice sounds so breathless in the end.

The blacksmith can feel himself getting closer and closer to the edge again but he wants to make sure that Elyelen reaches her own peak before he does. He continues kissing her shoulder and chest while moving back a little bit to look down at his lover's face. "You're beautiful," he whispers once more while staring deeply into her eyes. "I love you."

"Bricio... I'm going to..." The elf gasps out loud when suddenly, something inside of her explodes into an intense climax. Bricio smiles widely as he feels his cock twitching inside of his partner's tight pussy just seconds later. Her arms and legs wrap around his body and she holds him close as he fills her up completely with his seed until they both collapse on top of each other panting heavily, still connected by their intertwined limbs.

Almost a minute passes, before Bricio finally chuckles a bit. "You can let go of me now, Elyelen." She giggles slightly as she loosens herself from him again, then lies next to him for another long moment or two with her head resting against his chest and one hand stroking over the back of his neck lovingly.

"I needed that. It's been so long." Elyelen says quietly after some time has passed.

"I know," Bricio answers simply. He can feel how tense the young woman is under his touch but he doesn't want to push things too quickly again. So instead he decides to give her space while gently tracing circles on the soft skin of her inner thigh.

The elf sighs happily: "Thank you," Then looks up at the smith's face again, smiling shyly.

"It was my pleasure, my sweet. Let us clean ourselves really quick and then sleep, okay? There is lots of work for us tomorrow." He whispers softly, looking down on the elven beauty who nods silently in response, before kissing him deeply once more while running her fingers through his hair affectionately. They lie together like this just a few minutes longer.