Blood and Rain
The soft, rhythmic lapping of the crystalline, turquoise water against the subterranean rock provided a soothing, hypnotic melody that instantly banished the lingering echoes of clashing steel.
Standing on the smooth, warm stone ledge overlooking the water, Rebecca turned to face him. Gently, deliberately, she began to rid him of his heavy, battle-worn armor. She unbuckled the iron-reinforced leather straps of his breastplate, letting the heavy metal clatter to the floor with a dull, resonant thud. Piece by piece, she removed the gauntlets that had crushed empires, the greaves, and his stained tunic, until the grand Sovereign stood completely bare before her, exposed and vulnerable in the ri
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