Chapter 6
Itchy and sore was an uncomfortable way to wake up while on the road, but Tae was warm, satiated, wrapped in Einith’s big arms. There were worse things. Like an empty bed. A soft snuffle against the top of his head made him smile. The itchy feel of his skin, sweat and Einith’s essence dried in the night, forced him move.
Einith was as bad as ivy and refused to release him easily. His legs were free, at least, which was a start. Slowly, inexorably, Tae eased away from Einith’s warm body, and caught the arm around his waist just as it was about to fall away. Tae tucked it carefully next to the dwarf’s chest.
He looked unbearably sweet and tranquil like that, so different from his boisterous ways, and Tae grinned. Definitely far from the rugged, handsome dwarf that laid an unexpe
