[Oh. She is clever. The priests don't ask him questions, usually. Something about them not being worthy. But she's cleverly come up with a way for them to speak before he can learn to speak to her.
The tendril nearest her face backs off a bit, so she can see it. It shakes up and down. He wants to get inside of her, not least of all because it is the next step of the ritual.
And not only that, her second question makes him consider. Even if she's a Vessel-Bride, she's still his bride. He does not intend to let her waste away in a tower all the rest of her life. She is beautiful, for a human creature, and watching her squirm... well. The pieces are not there that would be aroused like she would understand. Not yet. But there is pleasure in it all the same.
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The tendril nearest her face backs off a bit, so she can see it. It shakes up and down. He wants to get inside of her, not least of all because it is the next step of the ritual.
And not only that, her second question makes him consider. Even if she's a Vessel-Bride, she's still his bride. He does not intend to let her waste away in a tower all the rest of her life. She is beautiful, for a human creature, and watching her squirm... well. The pieces are not there that would be aroused like she would understand. Not yet. But there is pleasure in it all the same.
He shakes the tendril again.]