Echo, who had been laying at their feet the entire time got up, and stretched his limbs before stalking to one of the large windows and plopped his body down to soak the light.
"He is oddly silent today." King Varziel pointed out.
"It's Echo, he's always silent." She pressed her fingers to the sides of his face and turned his face back to look at hers, "stop trying to change the topic. The fact that you always seem to be thinking of me makes me very... Happy Varziel."
His eyes widened at her words and an unsure look filled his eyes. "Do you really mean so? Or are you simply saying that to make me feel better?"
Arella's lips pulled up in a smirk, "what makes you think I would say something I do not mean?" She pulled his face closer and gave him a kiss on the lips.