One room

"Just one room," Faith placed a coin on the counter, "For one night."

Irritation flashed through me for a moment, but I expected her to do something like this. The innkeeper smiled, and took us to our room. I let her sit on the bed while I leaned by the door. The innkeeper smiled.

"Just ask if you need anything," she closed the door quietly.

Leaving us in peace. Faith cast her sound cancelling spell on the room, and looked at me.

"Take your shirt off," Faith said matter of factly.

"What?" I felt my brow cock up a notch.

"Your internal mana has raised to match my own," Faith looked me up then down, "I want to see how your body is recovering from near starvation."

I remained silent. Just watching her carefully. Faith narrowed her eyes at me.

"I want to see that my coin is being well spent," Faith stared back, "Relax. I don't need to see all of you. Just the shirt is plenty." she watched me as I continued to stare, "Do you want me to help or are you just going to get it over with?"

I breathed in slowly, and huffed out one word, "Fine."

I pulled my shirt over my head quickly, and whipped it over my shoulder. I kept my eyes on Faith. My body had been a bony wreck for years now. I'd seen myself wasting away plenty in the past. A weeks worth of food couldn't possibly make enough of a difference for her to see.

Faith stood up, and stepped towards me. I wasn't used to being so close to a woman so the sudden closeness was startling. She felt my ribs gently.

"Could you turn?" She pulled me a little so I let her turn me.

I was having trouble thinking of anything other than how close she was to me. Her fingers went down my back slowly. I could feel my muscles tensing slowly as I stared at the wall with the same intensity I would a pink waterfall. Her hands came off of me, and I resisted the urge to look back at her.

"Have you looked at yourself lately?" I heard Faith sit back down on the bed.