The morning after her steamy encounter with Noxus, Aurelia found herself in her room again. The book she was reading was placed next to her on the table.

As if he knew she had woken, Noxus came to the door. “Good morning, Sleeping Beauty. I made you some food if you’re hungry.”

Aurelia found herself smiling at his second reference to Disney, this one not being brought up by her.

A low rumble growled from her stomach causing her to hop out of bed and follow Noxus down the large staircase to the small kitchen table. He brought over the food, pancakes, sausage, toast, and bacon, and sat down across from her.

“Sorry, we don’t serve eggs,” he said with a shrug.

Aurelia was taking a drink of water as he said this and almost spit it out with the realization of what he said.

Choking on the water, she recovered and said, “That’s alright; I don’t like them anyway.”

With a smirk, he placed some food on his plate and started eating. She soon followed suit. Settling into their meal, she felt a hand cover her own that had been sitting on the table.. Looking up she saw that he was still eating with his free hand and gave a small smile.

“Is this okay?” he asked.

She wasn’t sure if he was referring to the food or his hand on hers. Either way, the answer was the same.

Swallowing her food, she managed out, “yes.”

Noxus smiled and continued to eat his meal. They finished their breakfast in silence, enjoying the food and each other’s presence.

Aurelia grabbed the plates from the table and started walking towards the sink to wash them. Noxus gave a smile as he realized she was caring for the house, and himself. He had never experienced this outside of the maids that they had in their castle before the dragon attack.

He shook himself from his thoughts and told her that he had planned on hunting today.

“You hunt for your food?” she asked.

She had never thought of what his day to day life consisted of, especially since finding out he was the only one who lived here.

“I hunt for our meat. I normally get other produce from the city,” he said as he stood.

He walked over to her, standing halfway behind her, and kissed her ear. She felt shivers run through her body.

“Could I go with you?” she said in an attempt to shake herself out of the tension that had arisen in her core.

Noxus was struck silent, not expecting her to ask. His feelings welled inside of him, proud that she was wanting to spend time with him on something most women would not want any part of.

He couldn’t find his words, afraid to scare her off. He nodded his head in answer. The smile that lit up her face made his stomach drop. He was falling hard in more than just the sense of a mate. Aurelia was everything that he had ever wanted. She was the perfect woman in his eyes.

Rushing out of the kitchen, he found some hunting gear and clothing for himself and Aurelia. He presented it to her as she wrapped up the dishes. She grabbed the clothes out of his hand and gave him a wink as she walked to the stairs to ascend them. She swayed her hips and as she was halfway up the stairs shot a look back at him. He had watched her with a passionate look, making her face turn red as she hurried up to her room to get changed.

They left the house, hand in hand as they walked through the tall grass to a more wooded area. Pulling on his bow he explained how it worked. She could feel Noxus press against her back as he helped her with sighting and pulling her arm back. The situation felt natural to her, both holding the bow and being so close to him.

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They waited in the woods until they saw a huge deer come into the foliage. Aurelia felt her chest tighten. The deer was a ways away and she questioned if even Noxus could hit it from this far. She realized he was going to try as he pulled the bow back and released the arrow. It struck a nearby tree and startled the deer.

Without thinking, Aurelia pulled her own bow back and released. The deer fell seconds later. She could feel eyes on her as Noxus looked at her with a fire deep within. As soon as she turned to look at him, afraid he may be upset by being beaten by a female, he grabbed her in his arms.

Once again, she found herself feeling safe and comfortable. He stared at her with a look that burnt her soul. Placing his hands on the back of her head, he kissed her with fervor. Moving from her mouth to her neck, the moans that escaped his mouth sent a sensation through her that made her knees weak and core tighten.

Pulling their lips from each other, he placed his thumb on her lip and pushed it down.

“You just shot down a Sylvan stag. It took me years of practice to do that.”

Aurelia felt herself blush and let the air out of her lungs that she had been holding in. She pulled on his hand as she headed towards the stag.

It was marvelous. The size of the deer was bigger than any she had seen in the human world. It’s antlers were ridden with flora.

Never having felt this alive, she bent down to the deer and questioned why it had brought her so many pleasant feelings after killing a living thing.

Noxus explained to her that the Sylvan stag represented the forest they were in. It was a sign of life. Killing it had brought them the ability to have meat for several months if they prepared it right.

Grabbing onto the front legs, Noxus began to drag the deer back to the castle. His body exploded with pride as he saw that Aurelia was grabbing the back legs to help him pull. He didn’t need her help, but the fact that she wanted to tear down some of his beliefs about humans. There was no way he was going to let her know he didn’t need her to help; he knew that she felt valuable by helping. She had already done so much by killing the animal, and yet she still wanted to do more.

Walking back, Noxus realized he knew nothing of how this female had been raised or what her life was like prior to meeting him. He knew now that she wasn’t a spoiled girl who was handed everything.

Once they arrived back at the castle he told Aurelia to wait at the bottom of the stairs as he ran up to draw her a bath. He wanted her to relax while he took care of the deer. He knew she would protest.

He called for her to come up, and she met him in her room. She felt as if she could cut the sexual tension with a knife. He gestured to the bathroom, where she found a warm bath and candles lit.

“Please relax,” he said as he bowed his head to her.

Looking at the setup she felt her heart start beating faster. This was an act of appreciation. He was showing her how much he appreciated her. She found closing the gap between her and Noxus. She grabbed his neck to pull him down to her level and kissed his lips. She felt as if she was going to explode.

Noxus returned the kiss as he lifted her to sit on the bathroom counter, placing himself between her legs. She felt his excitement through his pants and thought of the image of him naked after he had first shifted in front of her. She wrapped her legs around his hips and pulled him in closer. Their breaths were heavy as they kissed each other, as if they would never kiss again.

His hands wandered her body, touching under her shirt.

The moment that she went to reach down his pants, he pulled away.

Panting he got out the words, “I’m sorry Aurie, I can’t do this,” and he left her to herself in the bathroom.

Aurelia found herself hot and needing release.

Stepping into the bath, Aurelia sighed as she lowered herself into the bath, the warmth of the water hitting her pussy. She resisted as long as she could before the buildup of all of the tension finally broke her.

She felt her hands move to the nub within the folds as she slowly made a circular motion. The heat from the water added to her pleasure. She laid back further in the tub to open her legs more and let out a slight moan.

Picking up the pace, she felt her breath get heavy and her knees started to tremble. When she was close to her peak, movement from the doorway of the bathroom caught her attention.

Noxus stood there watching her. He could sense the pleasure she was feeling and, against his better judgment, had found himself walking back to her room to see.

Aurelia could see the bulge starting in his pants as her orgasm hit, making her moan loudly. She wanted to put on a little bit of a show; she wasn’t going to hold back.

Opening her eyes from pleasure, she saw that Noxus had pulled his cock out into his hands. The heat returned to her as fast as it had left, and she touched herself again. This time, she made sure to grab her breasts with her unbusy hand, pinching her nipples. She moaned his name as she came a second time and watched as Noxus came into his hand with a look of ecstasy.

“I’m sorry,” came from his mouth as he realized what had just conspired, and he darted out of her room.

Realization hit her that he had just done something that he felt ashamed of. He had went against his own beliefs, in need of her. It may not have been truly physical but she knew that it was not something that he had ever thought of doing outside of marriage.

Her heart grew heavier as she dressed herself and walked down to the kitchen. Noticing food and a piece of paper on the table, she picked it up. It was a note from Noxus letting her know that he needed to go into the city to talk to the elders.

The sudden guilt and sorrow that overwhelmed her made her stomach work itself into knots as she discarded the meal and walked to her room.