[ Kaede's admiration was so bluntly honest within the bond, Chariot had no choice but to envelop herself within it, and feel her heart race within Kaede's gaze. Nothing could disguise her gratitude for so simple a comment, but also so honest a gaze. There was no room for doubt, and she allowed herself the right to feel beautiful and wanted, before Kaede, and showed her the same...

With Fang and Ramesses, she had been determined to "shine" as Shiny Chariot would, to give them a performance, but with Kaede that... pressure wasn't really there. But even so, her showman heart came through, and she couldn't help but letting herself literally glow, just a bit, for Kaede, highlighting them both in an aura of warm light. ]

Make love to me... [ She whispered the command, but it still had that weight to it, but the sort that was more like a pillow than anything heavy. ] I want us to make new memories here... to go right with the old ones. Memories that can stand side by side...