(Leo's isolated mansion, Amanda's POV)
Since the two had been apart for so long, their reunion began in a storm of longing, as they fell into a fiery embrace that left them breathless, their lips meeting again and again until thoughts dissolved, while their bodies melted together as though the long separation had only condensed their passion into something deeper, sharper, and far more consuming than before.
The faint scent of sweat and steel from Leo's training robes mingled with the sweet perfume that clung to Amanda's hair, as their shared warmth filled the silence of the chamber in a way no words ever could.
Only once they had re-affirmed their affection for one another, when the tremor of that first closeness began to fade into steady calm, did they move on to more important matters.
As Amanda was the first to speak, her breathing still uneven but her tone soft and composed as she said, "There's something I need to tell you. It's about Supreme Master Argo."
