"Uh..."

The Zangoose seemed to be at a loss for words, not that he spoke much anyway, but skull demon couldn't help himself, as the night was too wonderful for sleeping, and he needed to take a stroll.

Aladar was more confused than anything, but he didn't seem like he was against any of this, resulting in Elias smiling almost manically as he grabbed the little creature and held him close.

"Oh, don't worry, Aladar~ It's too dark and isolated for anyone to see us. We don't need to put on anything. Besides~" Elias was already walking out of the bedroom, down the stairs and to the front door. "I just love looking at all of you. Your fur is so beautiful, especially in the moonlight. So... Beautiful..."

The end-of-summer night air was refreshing; the heat of his manor and desires were killing him, and this time out and a bout would do him wonders.

His eyes glowed with more intensity than they usually did; he didn't have a destination, as his sights were already less than at an arm's length.

The uncertainty of his apprentice was showing, but Elias didn't care, which was a little strange, but he knew it made sense.

This was the first time Aladar was seeing this side of him. Normally the small creature was fast asleep when Elias' impulsive and obsessive nature of this level kicked int, but he knew he had to introduce Aladar to this side of him eventually, and he was just too excited.

"My little mystery... I know my life has been leading to you, to solving you, to explore you..."

His already heaving breathing grew as he carried them deeper and deeper into the woods, far out of Aladar's comfort area; surrounded by the unknown, with no one but his master to rely on. He had to stop before his heart exploded, taking a small respite by a tree he could lean on.

Finally, he turned his gaze towards his apprentice, the fear and uncertainty radiating off of him almost intoxicating.

A different level of fear that had been shown.

His skull contorted into a smile as he watched Aladar freeze up as his long tongue rang along the creature's snout.

"You... You make me excited... A creature like no other, all to myself, to study, to cherish." All said in a voice that was far to psychotic and happy for the time of night and quiet forest. "You're everything to me... Let's... Always be together... Aladar..."
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Yeah, this is the first time Aladar get's to experience his master's obsessive crazy side. As hot as Elias is, you'd probably understand that the already traumatized Zangoose was in a bit of shock of seeing this from his normally calm, cool, and loving master.

And it's also obvious that Aladar never returns home to his world. He was already lost to it, but this side of Elias refuses to let his apprentice go even if he did find a way to get Aladar home.

He's just too much of a rare and fascinating specimen...

Another picture of Aladar and Elias I got from:  WuffyFluffy / FluffyWuffy from Twitter: https://x.com/FluffyWuffy_