Bath Time

Caith looked at her with an expression she couldn't read but she figured it was shock.

"Okay," he said straightening up and taking the bag from her. Then took out a second bottle and a cup and poured her some wine and set it on a little table sitting next to the bath. She noticed he had also set out some soap and a washcloth. He looked at her one more time with a strange twinkle in his eyes and went over to the bed and sat down. He took a swig and then looked down at the bottle.

Nervously Sionna began to undress. She took her sheath off first. She took off the layers under her dress and then she began untying the front of her dress and let it slide down exposing her naked body. Quickly she slipped into the warm water. Glancing back at Caith who was still looking at the bottle.

She sighed a breath of relief and happiness at feeling the warm water around her body.

"Thank you," she replied looking at the giant sitting on the normal sized bed.

"You are welcome," he said looking up at her now and tasing a swig.

Sionna reached her hand out of the tub to grab the cup dripping water onto the ground. She gulped the earthy red drink and put it back on the table.

"Can you help me practice water magic?" She asked holding onto the edge of the tub and peering over it at Caith.

Caith smiled at her "sure, first drink more wine." He said taking another sip of his bottle.

"Why?" She asked reaching for her cup and taking another sip.

"To help clear your mind." He answered whipping his lips with his sleeve. But the wine still left them more red then they were normally. In the candle light he looked sort of intimidating. She knew him as a gentle giant when they are together but she knew the side of him that could fight headless monsters. The side of them that was so covered in blood it made his hair sticky. Yet she looked at her own hair and noticed it had blood in it too. She had the same side, she thought while looking at the hand that killed so easily.

"You need to stop thinking so much if you want to use water magic." Caith said and she averted her gaze back to him. His long black hair casted flickering shadows along his face and for some reason it made her excited. He looked so large and threatening with his red lips and glacier eyes. Yet she wanted to get closer to him, she wanted her face close to his again. To be able to see the details in his eyes and feel his hot breath on her cheeks.

"That's not clearing your mind." Caith's voice rumbled again and Sionna blushed so hard she felt her whole body go red. She forgot he could read her mind.

"Okay," she said leaning back into the bath tub the water coming up to her chin. She closed her eyes and tried to picture nothing. Yet she couldn't help but picture the stars of the night sky in the abyss.

"This is hard," she sighed. Slipping her mouth under the water and blowing bubbles.

"Then start by looking at the water and thinking about it." At his words she sat up a little straighter and looked at the water. It was rippling slightly from her movement and then began to calm down and lay still. She could see the warped candle light on her skin dancing every so slightly. It was crystal clear and almost looked like nothing was there. If it wasn't for the light she wouldn't even know it was there. It just existed, trapped in the metal walls off the tub. Wrapping her body like a warm invisible hug. She closed her eyes again thinking about the liquid around her.

'There you go,' said Caith's familiar voice inside her own. 'Now lift you hand out of the water.' Keeping her eyes closed she obeyed and lifted her right hand out of the warm water into the colder air.

'Now let the water lift into the palm of your hand.' She again felt the water and called it to her palm. She felt the warmth crawl up her arm until it rested in her palm. She opened her eyes and the water immediately returned splashing her in the face but a little bit remained in her flat palm.

"I did it!" She exclaimed looking over at Caith who was smiling brightly showing off his perfect white teeth.

She then sunk back in the tub and closed her eyes. Encouraging the water back into her palm.

She felt it moving over her hand and she tried to make it rise. Then in one swift movement she shot it over the rim of the tub at Caith.

She opened her green eyes to see with disappointment she didn't even get close to him.

They both looked at the water on the ground and Sionna slid bellow the rim of the tub so he could only see her eyes and the top of her head.

"Nice try." He replied then murmured something that she didn't understand and motioned towards the tub. A ball of water started to lift from the surface and rose above Sionna's head only to come down with a splash completely soaking her face and hair.

She wiped her eyes off looked at Caith with her big emerald eyes.

"But I am better at it." He finished gleaming at her surprised expression.

She then closed her eyes and using both hands tried to create a ball of water. She felt the familiar hum of the gem on her neck. Then once she felt the water between her palms she stood up a little to throw it at a Caith. Opening her eyes she was delighted to see that his pants were wet. And the cocky expression he held before was now of surprise.

"I got you!" She exclaimed putting her hands on the brim of the tub for balance. Her whole upper body was now above the tub.

Caith's eyes quickly darted away from her to look at nothing on the other side of the room.

"You did, great job," he replied while tying to wipe his pants off. It was then Sionna became very aware of her naked body and slunk back under the tub. Embarrassed she grabbed the bar of soap and began washing herself. Stealing glances at Caith who seems unfazed by the water all over his pants. He was finishing off the bottle of wine and going for another.