Getting seriously serious

Having been forewarned of Daenmor's arrival, Ankh laid atop of the pedestal eagerly awaiting his arrival. She was perusing the pages of weather worn tome until she heard the expected knock on he front door. She snapped the book closed with her two fingers and set it aside before leaping to the door. With firm pull back the massive door swings open and their stood Daenmor with gift under his arms.

"Ah Daenmor welcome. You look-" there was pause from Ankh as she noticed how... groomed her boyfriend was on this occasion. Unkept hair trimmed and managed, his outfit clean and sharp. It was strange to see the normally rugged Daenmor looking a bit more proper, but stranger still to see the normally confident dragon appear... nervous. "-oh! You look nice. Well do invite yourself in."

As Daenmor entered, she eyes wrapped items he was holding under his arms. She could only think of them being gifts intended her which was sweet of him. But considering his timely arrival and his appearances, it made her wonder what sort of gifts he had intended for her.

"I see that you come bringing gifts. Now what exactly did you bring?" inquired the sphinx, curious what exactly are under those wrappings.

"Well if you so insist, open it I will." announced the sphinx, taking the offered girl and peels wrappings slowly back to savor the anticipation. The gift was then revealed to be one of those electronic tablets she has seen expect of a larger size, a size which was comfortable in her hands. She immediately tested the functionality of the device and checked out some of the applications.

"Oh this this one has riddles!" remarked Ankh excitedly, before look over to Daenmor with a great big grin "You have really outdone yourself you know! In fact you spoil me with know just the things things I like."

The womanly lioness then swoons her way on over to her companion, setting the tablet aside as she goes to wrap her hands around Daenmor.

"You really spoil me. This is one of the finest gift I believe I had ever received... save for you of course." said Ankh with purr. Her eyes fixates on her love, to whom she then asks. "You'll have to show me all of its features as I am still learning these technologies. But tell me my love, is tempting me with gifts the only reason that brings you here? Or just looking for an excuse to be with me? You look as if you have something on your mind. If so, my ears are as open to you as my door always is."

"Well it certainly convenient for one such as I. While I still prefer the touch of paper between my fingers, this would be nice to carry around during traveling and far less bulky." agreed Ankh despite her old fashioned inklings. The slickness of touch screens always felt a little off to her but maybe one day it will rub off on her and feel natural to her.

There was brief tension to Daenmor as she held him with her arms, before he relaxed a bit. At the mention of there being more and Daemor wrapping his tail around her, Ankh attention certainly peeked.

"Dangerous thoughts? This ought to be interesting" mused the sphinx as she gives Daenmor her full, undivided attention. Listening to him speak, she at first thought he was going to open up about his family after the fight with Feiwu but no. Instead she was presented with another gift, a small black box of velvet. There was brief surprise written on Ankh's face as she looked to the book, then back to Daenmor as he made his intentions he clear: a proposal.

"You... y-you want to... be with m-me?" stammered Anhk with a contorted scrunch of confusion, followed up with a gasp of surprise. It took a whole of two seconds for her mind to even process what was even happening but when she did she could hardly believe she was now living the moment.

"By the gods! Are you... did you just-" Ankh looked down from Daenmor's face, her eyes distracted by the glint of gemstones fastened onto a golden ring in the now open box. Her face quickly shot back up to Daenmor's eyes, wearing a smile wider the a Cheshire's cats grin.

"Oh my gods you just did! I do know! I accept a hundred times over! I too wish to be with you my love and... share this new chapter in our lives!" exclaimed Ankh as she fits the ring onto her finger, which was a snug fit. The oversize cat purred, then burst into a fit of giggles as she shows off the ring to Daenmor "It fills me with great joy that- ah screw it just get over here to that I can show my affections ha ha HA HA!"

Ankh then reaches out to hug Daenmor with her powerful arms, mindful of not trying to crush him out of happiness as she goes to smothered him with kisses. Part of her knew this day would come but it all felt so so surreal that it has happened.

After showing nearly suffocating her new fiance with her affections, Ankh relaxed her grip on Daenmor though he was still pressed against her arms and breast. When their lips parted she stared deeply into his steely grey eyes and listened to him. To hear him speak about how he will do his best to support them and the conversation of kids greatly touched her. But the talk for marriage details and the subject of kids can wait, she just wanted to enjoy this happily moment before this day be committed to memory.

"Oh my love, I know you will work your hardest for us but I will be here to support you too. And... hee... I know that your not big on ceremonies and that is alright with me. A small wedding will do just fine. ." consoled Ankh, one of her fingers brushing against Daenmor's scruff as she gently nuzzles him with her face "And I am certain of your ability to provide. For me and... well our children. Whenever we get to work on that."

Ankh couldn't help but smile at the idea of what their sons or daughters may look like. Exotic certainly but she was more so pondering what handsome features her sons would have or what beautiful appearances their daughters would take on. How many kids should they try to have? Is having children feasible for them? There was no dragon/sphinx hybrids as far as she is aware of but... such combination is something she believe is possible. But it was bit much to think about at the moment, right know she just wanted to focus the person who was here now.

"Gods, imagine us as parents. But we can figure out the details marriage and children of it later. For now let us just enjoy this most happy occasion" Ankh held onto Daenmor for a few moments longer, holding him tenderly so before whispering in his ear. "Its a bit late isn't it? Why don't you just stay here for the night... with me. I can grab some blankets and pillows for you comfort of course."

"In that case I hope you find fine me and cold stone comfort then." chortled the sphinx as she returns a kiss back on her lover's cheek. She then lets Daenmor down and helps guide him to one of the adjacent rooms. Daenmor would recall this particular room was one pretty sparse, with only a few things decorating the walls and little else since Ankh had nothing else to really fill the room with. But for tonight, it will spacious interior will serve as an impomtu bedroom for them to share this night.

--TIME SKIP TO THE NEXT MORNING--

As the night transitioned into day, the stone figure of Ankh laid circled around Daenmor. Though the thick walls prevented any outside light from protruding, Ankh was nevertheless roused from her slumber. The stoney hide flaked off and evaporated, her statuesque form now given the appears of life. Her first action was purr and nuzzle Daenmore.

"Mhmmm... are you awake yet dear?"