Looking for an exception to the rule already? [he gives as good as he takes, promise, but oh he can give.] I'd still think a shower to rinse off the sweat would make everyone more comfortable and quite fresher, which does tend to make sleeping more restful, and is I have found again, the purpose of resting.

[The after sex shower is a godsend. Trust him.

... and trust that he felt that electricity in his own skin just as strongly. His fingers curl reflexively to hold Kai's more tightly however briefly]

It is difficult to be so open. I have seen others do it without a care in the world and no effort at all. But I ... we, perhaps, are not so easily won. The time and care involved make it all much more grand, in the end.

[Was that snark? That might have been snark. Easal has never been so proud.]

Clever! Oh, quite. Is this catch and reel? Well done.

[But he won't argue with the logic. Besides, he's starting to think he underestimated the pull - you would think, growing up as a fae, that he'd have been prepared. Woefully, he was not.]

The benefit in getting it over and done with is having it over and done with, and there's no danger of a quick reply. Not with the politics. We'll have time to ourselves, so to speak. And I can find my own dining room by memory! No need for scent to find my way here.