My face grew slowly hotter. I knew she was here, somewhere. The dark goddess, ready to corrupt, eager to possess. More fragile than she'd admit I closed my eyes for a moment, breath turning slow and deep. A low whisper. "Elegia."

The room wasn't dark, but it seemed as though shadow had fallen across it. "There's... No one else around, right now." Slowly, warm darkness wrapped around me. Thivk and smoky breath drifting across my cheeks. "You're... Welcome to borrow me, for a bit. I... I have a fire set up in the other room. a b-bit of hot cocoa. You told me that y-you a-ah.. miss... m-missed the smaller... missed being..."

I paused for a moment, hand running across my temples. It was always a strain for a moment, when I took her body. Eyes flickered red for a moment as a slow breath of smoke slipped past my lips, form slowly starting to warp back to something a bit more familiar to me. I did miss being simpler. The smaller joys. Even a great, once-empress might enjoy curling up with something warm and a good book, a small smile on her face.