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Doyle makes his way down the stairs and into the bar proper. It's been a while since he's made himself available for...anything really. But, he's here, at least for now. He's dressed casually enough with a black T and slacks, and a sheathed sword in his hand.

His intentions are practice out by the lake, but first? Breakfast. Which would explain him stopping at the bar to put in an order and then the waitrat carrying his food as he settles in a booth. Eggs, bacon, and some toast with a nice hot cup of tea.

Feel free to catch him before he goes out to the lake. He might even offer bacon.

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She's just waking up herself. On one of the couches where she fell asleep lastnight after getting back in.

She wakes up slowly, stretches and yawns. Then she makes her way to the bar, sliding a hand through her hair, which now falls to her hips. Spotting him as she presses her belly into the wood she stops and then says softly.

"Doyle" having no doubt that he will hear her.

There's a flicker of a smile from him as he leaves his booth, food, and sword to move next to her.

He gives a small bow, because formality is never something to forget. "Princess Meredith."

She blinks at him, rapidly, as tears fill her eyes, and her hands reach out for his.

"I.." She laughs at the bow and then murmurs. "I had hoped for something a little more demonstrative." She quirks a smile. "Unless..have things changed?..for us?"

He takes her hand and pulls her to him for a nice sound hug, his cheek resting next to hers. His breath should be nice and warm against her ear.

"Nothing has changed that I know of. You know I never did like public demonstrations."

She leans into the hug, savoring the contact of him and her face turns so that cheek presses into cheek.

"Yes, but I think this is a little special." She says softly into his black skin. Finally she releases him and then looks him up and down. "You look just the same." She says with wonder.

There's a kiss placed to her cheek before he's released.

"You are always special, and I have never liked being public. Somethings are hard to change, my dear Merry." He runs his hand through her hair with a smile. "And you look like much time has passed. How long have you truly been gone?"

She reguards him and then smiles again, her hand touching his unconciously, letting him see the appreciation and happiness that his presence brings her.

"Years I believe." She says softly and then shakes her head. "let me get some breakfast and I will join you. I..how long have I been gone from here?"

He runs his hand gently up her arm.

"Seven months or so I believe." He glances at the bar. "You could always order and let a waitrat bring it over."

There's a slow shudder and a memory of his touch in her eyes. A smile and a nod and she places an order for a biggish breakfast with a lot of coffee.

"Yes." She says easily and then steps back and away towards the booth where his food was. It's a slow process as she watches him more than where she is going and smiles just a little bit. "What have I missed?" she asks nearly helplessly.

He's giving a fairly nice grin, for someone who has Doyle's facial expression.

He makes a move to offer her the inner booth seat, because it'd be wrong for them to sit across from each other. "I was learning Spanish before I disappeared for a time here, in exchange for teaching the person how to use a bow. I made a nice friend. Other than that, not much."

She slides in, not questioning it, smiling at the old habit of protecting her.

She watches him and tilts her head. "I'm glad that you made friends Doyle"

He slides in next to her, his arm wrapping around her waist comfortably. Who said it was all about protecting her?

He gives her a small warm smile. "It feels nice to have them. Few as they may be. It's been a while since I've been in the position of being able to have them." He tilts his head at her, eying her. She may notice a little more reds and oranges playing in his eyes, that have nothing to do with his power.

"So, where have you been all this time?"

She leans into him, her face pressing into his shoulder then sliding along the bone and muscle to press into his neck. She closes her eyes and breathes him in smiling again.

"This place offers many comforts that are otherwise not available." She says evenly and then leans back. Watching his eyes curiously. "I..don't know. I don't believe it actually had a name, or if it did, it was earth. Perhaps a different time, or perhaps a different earth all together." She answers honestly.

He gives a small sigh, his arm tightening around her. He then places a kiss on the top of her head.

"That it does." He doesn't actually know about the new color in his eyes, though he'd have a fairly good clue where it came from if she were to mention it. "What did you do there to be gone for years?" Yes that's an edge of concern to his voice.

She presses into him tighter, hidden by his body as her face rubs against him. Eyes close and she smiles more. A hand sliding across his.

"You have changed some." She says without rancor, just stating the fact and then her chin lifts and her eyes meet his, tri colored still.

"I have been learning how to be sidhe." She says softly. "I have been learning how to control myself, getting the time that I would have never had back home to be something to contend with."

He shifts his head so that the hair he hadn't tied back falls around her.

"Well, learning how to have a friend that doesn't actually need anything except friendship back takes a change." He leans down to give her a kiss. Her heads just tilted right for it is all, honest.

"So you have a better grasp on what you can do?" There's a shimmer of cheerfulness to his features now. He'd ask for a demonstration, but to find a willing victim may be hard considering her powers.

Curtianed by his hair, she sighs in pleasure, hand lifting up so that fingers slide into the mess and she brings it forward to smell. A deep breath and her eyes close. "I have missed you." She says with great feeling.

A slow smile at the kiss and her mouth presses eagerly into his, but not holding him when he pulls back. "It's been a long time since I can remember that circumstance as well. A friend you do not have to worry about. What a amazing concept."

She nods slowly at him. "Yes, it is not so..abrupt, and surprising, and I should be able to control when the goddess comes into me a little better as well."

He buries his nose into her hair, finally closing his eyes. "I have missed you as well."

He pulls back just enough to nuzzle her cheek, leaving a small trail of kisses down her neck. "A friend that doesn't have to deal with anything that comes from court is an amazing concept."

He runs his hand down her back. "That is always a good thing to know. It's good that you can have more control over it."

There is a relieved noise at the affection and her fingers grip onto him tighter. She closes her eyes and presses her face into him. "I had feared..that you would have forgotten me." She says, which is a half truth, she had feared he would have found someone else and she wouldn't have been able to touch him and be this way with him. She wouldn't have blamed him, but it would have wounded her deeply.

A shiver at the kisses and she presses her mouth to the curve of his jaw, nuzzling in there gently, absorbing his scent and wallowing in it for a moment. "Yes..yes it is."

She breathes out and then opens her eues and nods. "Makes me feel less precarious, more..ready, for Cel and whatever he plans."

"I could never forget you. Nor would I ever want to." He truly never forgets that the ban on celibacy was lifted for Merry and Merry only. Though, he wouldn't really want anyone else to take her place. He's waited a a couple centuries, a few months for him is no problem.

He places a small kiss on her forehead as the waitrat finally brings her food. "Hopefully we'll be able to avoid having to deal with Prince Cel and his plans."

There is a soft laugh, mostly at herself and she shakes her head. "It is too muhc too fast. You go from..tetering on the brink of my enemy..to my lover and companion..that it left my head reeling. I almost thought it might be a dream."

She muses on that and then presses her mouth to the point of his chin, her hand sliding up his side gently. "You truely have changed Doyle..optimism is something I would have never expected."

He gives a small tilt of his head and a glint that might look out of place in Doyle's eyes. One of teasing. "Well, I'll have to try harder to be placed into your mind more solidly, won't I."

He looks down at her, "Well, this place seems to rejuvenate the soul as well as the person. Maybe I'm just spending too much time here." He shifts his head to kiss her.

She looks surprised, her brows raising up and then she laughs out loud. Mostly of shock but some at the teasing.

"Oh..yes.." she agrees readily. "Let us do everything within our power to make you cemented in my mind." She's smiling at him increadulously.

A shake of her head and her hands slide up to cup his face and help press him down for a sweet kiss.
"I have made it a rule, there is no such thing, ever, as too much time here for you."

The surprised look gets a full out grin.

His hand traces up and down her back. "But only after you've eaten. Wouldn't do well to cement a bad experience into your mind because you didn't eat."

There's a non-verbal noise as answer to that last statement. Only a deepening of the kiss, and a small nip to her lower lip.

A shudder works through her and she tilts her head, watching him with those tri colored irises.

A soft murmur and she glances to a wait rat, having the food delivered to his room.

"Lets have breakfast in bed." She says with a slow smile, her hand twining with his as she pushes him gently out of the booth and leads him up and away, where they can get re-aquainted with one another.

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