Soren turned his head long enough to kiss Cass' wrist while Artan worked. He laughed at the foursome crack and shook his head. All of the banter and wisecracking helped to distract him from the pain, which was starting to ebb the more the tattooing went on.
"Yeah, she's really something. Where me and Cass are from, she's older than us. Kind of my schoolteacher crush, you know? She's always been there for me, so it was sort of a trip coming back and finding her younger than me. Really, really nice. She's - I didn't think she could get hotter, but the reality is so much better than my thoughts ever were."