Heart of Fire and Lightning

"One way or another, I am going to claim a dragon's heart," Makarios whispered softly.

Makarios turned away, looking back to the naked slumbering form of Beriadanwen. Innocently in love and unsuspecting of his intentions for her. There was a part of him that wanted to give up on his ambition and live a normal life with the woman. But there was a nagging feeling that compelled him to yearn for more. 

Markos frowned as he witnessed this quiet declaration with a heavy weight upon his heart. Her love for him is so strong, I'm afraid she will never see this betrayal coming. He tried to put the memories of the passionate way Makarios and Beriadanwen made love aside. This is strange, to be made witness to their private moments without a reprieve. I did not need to know the intimate details… I don't feel like this is explicitly part of the trial but it is connected.

Who are you people? He wondered as the scene around them shifted.