Elia's brows rose though she sighed with pleasure his hands swept through her hair. "A punishment?" she asked, eyes going wide in mock confusion. "Does a river-girl dare risk such things?" She laughed then and pressed close against him to kiss his lips once. "Take me to your bed, my lord," she said in her most docile, honeyed voice although she didn't bother trying to keep the mirth from her eyes. "My skin aches for you and I need you within me so... badly... Tame me like... a... rushy... brook..." she broke off with a laugh. "Is that how a river-girl asks?" she inquired as she danced backward just a bit more out of his reach.