Aulfr stared down at her, trying very, very hard not to be touched by the display. He was very touched, actually, but he was trying very hard to not let it affect him. His heart rate was going a little too fast, and he was getting a little too excited. Goosebumps rose where she trailed her fingers, and he had the urge to shiver from her light touch- and not because he was repulsed, either.

Instead, he reciprocated by rubbing her back, and dipping down a bit to kiss the top of her forehead. 

In response, he replied, "And you're adorable when you're drunk, beautiful when you're clothed or naked, and you have lost most everything that you have, minus your abilities. Your family, your own security, violated by those that were supposed to be there for you. I will be your, apparently, steadfast pillow, anchored to the bedrock itself. I'll not betray your trust. And I assure you, I doubt I could find anything or anyone better than my very own beautiful Ardanian."

He punctuated his response speech with a light, intimate, [i]loving[/i] kiss, so powerful yet so gentle that it conveyed all that he wanted, with all that he cared. 

"You can enjoy me forever and ever, Aleksandra. I'll enjoy you right back."