"You are more than worthy already, dear one," Essek promises. He reaches for a paw to touch, then to rest his head on. Light, he's fallen a little more in love tonight. "Only you. That is why I had to find you. Even if it was reckless."

A smirk slants over his lips, and though heat still casts a hazy sheen over his eyes, they shine with amusement. That stunt was unwise, but the risk was entirely worth the reward. He would venture that his husband likely thinks so as well.

"Several days more than that." Longer than humans, from what he understands. "A week or so, typically. I should be able to manage a teleport home when you are ready, and we can pass the rest of it there. This place will lose much of its charm, I think, when I no longer have such a large fur coat to warm me."