Lucline came too with her head on something soft. She looked around her and found she was still in the desert with the gray sky blocking out the worst of the sun. She sat up and turned around to find Rasina sitting there. Her head had obviously been sitting in her lap.

"Welcome back to the land of the waking, Lucline." The warrior smiled at her.

Lucline felt a blush run to her cheeks and nearly looked away in embarrassment but forced her eyes to stay on her companion.

"I'm sorry, I must have come off as very rude."

Rasina laughed and reached a hand over, running it through Lucline's blonde hair. "No, I understand the panic of having your feelings confirmed. I was hopeful when you kept turning down the young men that wanted a Breton girl in their beds. Some of them were very attractive, as men go."

Lucline could feel the tension between them. She licked her dry lips in anticipation. "Yeah, I've never found myself attracted to men."

Rasina leaned in and wrapped her arms around Lucline's neck. "Me either."

Their kiss was short and sweet. After all, it does not pay to loose one's sense out in the desert. Soon, they got up and went to their camels. Her partner smiled at her.

"When we get back, we are going to my house to continue where we left off." She urged her camel into its fastest run back towards the city.

"Oh, thank the divines!" She panted as she had her camel do the same.

*Elder-Scrolls*

In just over an hour, they were in Rasina's house, kissing on a couch. She had created one of her bowls of frost magic before they had set to the hot work of finally expressing their love. Rasina expertly ran her hands down Lucline's body, making her cry out in delight.

"Have you ever been with a girl before, Lucline?"

She shook her head. "No, I never had the chance with my parents breathing down my neck and when I got here, well I only had eyes for you. So, your beautiful, Rasina."

Rasina blushed. "I'm not. There are lots of women more beautiful than I am."

Lucline snorted. "That is only by the standards of your people. To the Bretons, you would be a very desirable partner to any man or woman. You have the kind of looks that would 'launch many ships' as we say."

Rasina chuckled and kissed her on the neck, dragging another moan from her lips. "Well, the only one I care about desiring me is moaning to my touches. That is all I care about. Shall I show you why so many Redguard women respect Dibella?"

Lucline felt tears prickle at the edges of her eyes. "Yes, by the Divines, yes!"

*Elder-Scrolls*

Lucline lay against Rasina, panting and covered in sweat and other fluids. They had not a stitch of clothing on between them. Even though the room was so hot it should have sent her into a lazy stupor, she held tight to her lover. Now they were connected in this way, she never wanted to be parted again. She felt Rasina's lips on her neck.

"You look so beautiful in my bed, Lucline." She muttered in her ear. "Once we get that cooling device built, we can shelter from the cold together for warmth."

She giggled at her partner's joke. "I would like that very much. We got a lot of work ahead of us to make that future a reality."

Rasina rolled on top of her, running her hands over her and kissing her in random places. "I am here for the long haul, my dear. I waited two years to get you here, I don't plan to let you go again."

Lucline kissed her back, their lips locking together. "Thank you. It's been a long two years for me as well."

She yawned largely as her eyes began to droop. Rasina laughed.

"Go to sleep, love. I'll be here in the morning. Then we can decide what we need to do going forward."

Lucline nodded and drifted off to sleep, wrapped snuggly in the arms of her beloved at last.

A/N: Lucline and Rasina are together now, and their next steps will start. The investigation into the Dwemer Ruins trap and studying the Dwemer device as well as gathering the components needed. See you next chapter!