As those deep brown-ish hues gazed over her one final time, a flash of dark crimson quickly flickered across his eyes. It was over in the blink of an eye, as Vieri leaned in to start with a kiss. If he were to do this, he'd have to at least start slowly with a kiss on the lips, no?
After all, what kind of a gentleman would he be if he were to rush things from the very start?
As those lips touched her own, an overwhelming sense of bloodlust swept over Vieri. His instincts told him to sink his fangs into her supple flesh, but he resisted the urge at first, there was a bit of passion behind this kiss as well, even if it was merely his first in awhile. The princess before him was just too perfect, though; if he had to admit it, he wasn't entirely sure that he could keep his desires in check for long.
After a few moments, Vieri pulled away from the kiss, trailing carefully down her cheek, to her jaw, until he was peppering kisses at his mark. At first, he gave a few light kisses, before they turned into warning nips, and finally into a full-fledged bite. Blood poured freely from the new marks, and Vieri licked it up greedily, feeling a strange satisfaction as he did so.
He was, however, very careful as to not trail too far towards the center of her neck or towards her jugular. For now, he was perfectly content simply drinking from her like this. Even if he did want more than just that, he would never have the chance to get it. After all, he didn't want her dead and thus, a bounty over his head for killing the princess of this nation.
He was, for better or worse, in a rather delicate position in this sense.
Finally, Vieri pulled away from her, licking his lips as he did so. For a man who had all the poise of a snake in a flowerbed, it was oddly appropriate to see his tongue dart out to catch stray drops of blood, even if his expression remained one of calm.
"Mmm...much...better. How do you feel, amour? I assume drained? I didn't take too much of you...did i? That would be...unfortunate, but not too much to explain. A simple statement that you either fell asleep against me whilst watching the stars or, if you have a flair for the dramatic, a fainting spell brought about by the heat. It is fairly warm out here, after all, and you are in quite a few layers...if it were i, i'd assume you'd be feeling rather lightheaded at the moment, as well..."
Vieri reached out, helping the princess stand up. As he did, however, he gave her one final smirk.
"In any case, let us go back inside and get you up to your chambers, yes? I'm sure you must be exhausted..."