Elsewhere, down in the village nestled at the foot of the rocky mountains...
Achoo!
A man with dark brown hair and fiery orange eyes raised an eyebrow at the woman beside him.
"Are you alright?"
"I'm fine, sir."
She replied, her voice steady despite the fact that her raven-black hair was a mess from the force of the sneeze. Her green eyes watered, another sneeze threatening to burst forth.
"Feels like... feels like... uh... uh... Achooo!"
She sneezed again, her hair flying wildly. The man, clearly exasperated, sighed.
"Smell a lemon or something, woman. And for fuck's sake, tidy up your hair before you go out. Can't have you looking like you've been wrestling with a beast."
He turned to leave the hut but hesitated at the entrance, pausing as if waiting for something. The woman, her cat ears twitching, noticed his pause and quickly blurted out,
"Yes, sir... It's been some time since we... y'know, did it—"