10-19-2006, 09:41 AM
Shadow cupped Ebon's cheek, a loving look on her face.
"Ebon, my love, you already have my trust. It's not you I'm worried about; it's my species. You see, Ebon, Dark Panthermon and their mates are supposed to seal their trust in each other...by drinking each other's blood." he said, looking into her eyes.
"The male and female each bite the other's neck and drinks a small amount of blood. After doing so, the wound heals quickly, leaving a scar. That scar shows that the Dark Panthermon and the mate have the utmost trust in each other, a trust that will never be broken. However, if they don't both have the scar and they are seen to be in love, any Dark Panthermon seeing them is duty bound...to kill them...because love is not love without undying trust," he said, kissing her.
Upon breaking the kiss, he nuzzled her, purring to comfort her. "I love you, Ebon, but I had to know if you healed fast because if you didn't, I couldn't do the mating ritual without the risk of killing you. There's a danger, due to the size of the bite, of the mate bleeding to death if they do not have a rapid healing factor. And...if I can't do the mating ritual on you...we can't be in love...because I don't want you killed," he said, tears falling from his eyes as he caressed her cheek.
"Ebon, my love, you already have my trust. It's not you I'm worried about; it's my species. You see, Ebon, Dark Panthermon and their mates are supposed to seal their trust in each other...by drinking each other's blood." he said, looking into her eyes.
"The male and female each bite the other's neck and drinks a small amount of blood. After doing so, the wound heals quickly, leaving a scar. That scar shows that the Dark Panthermon and the mate have the utmost trust in each other, a trust that will never be broken. However, if they don't both have the scar and they are seen to be in love, any Dark Panthermon seeing them is duty bound...to kill them...because love is not love without undying trust," he said, kissing her.
Upon breaking the kiss, he nuzzled her, purring to comfort her. "I love you, Ebon, but I had to know if you healed fast because if you didn't, I couldn't do the mating ritual without the risk of killing you. There's a danger, due to the size of the bite, of the mate bleeding to death if they do not have a rapid healing factor. And...if I can't do the mating ritual on you...we can't be in love...because I don't want you killed," he said, tears falling from his eyes as he caressed her cheek.