I've missed your presence, Ailwin, it's been too many weeks since we last saw one another.She spoke softly as she moved aside to let him in the room with her, watching him closely as he took everything in.
I checked the walls, there's no where someone could peep in on us, and the balcony is open to the outside.She explained in that same hushed voice. She was exhausted, and he noted it, but she shook her head, smiling a little.
Bajie's son, the one I told you about from the past. He's awake now too.She smile faded some, but she let it go.
Training has been difficult. My master makes sure I am still in good shape and form even after all these years. The basics can make or break you.
When he settled in beside her, she tried not to let herself be too excited. She didn't like to let many close, but with Ailwin, she felt she could trust him with that, to be inside her personal space. And he came by it naturally, their letters, their time back in the city -- when he came into her space, it was as a friend, gently and easily. When the satchet landed in her hand, she didn't noticed her fingers on his, just for a moment, just barely, it was hardly even a touch, but when she realized it, she withdrew them, curling them instead about the trinket that smelled so delicious. Closing her eyes, she raised it to her nose, breathing in the calming scents deeply.
For tea, or for a bath?She had known some to drink the mixture, and some to bathe in the mixture.
A bath would be -- well the room had a private one for a reason, but she shook her head and then smiled.
Thank you, Ailwin, flowers between us still.. are you hungry? I had the .. lady? Bring us a meal, but I didn't find myself hungry until you were here.And now she was ravenous, ravenous for food, ravenous for his company, ravenous for the way he looked at her as if he understood, truly understood, that she was a quiet woman by nature, and just sitting here with him was enough.
@Ailwin
07-13-2024, 01:08 PM
