Rhazii lowered his head onto Ahnasha's back again and groaned in disappointment. He didn't care about not having water later, but he knew well enough that he was not getting any water right now.

Sabine couldn't help but giggle, despite the pain on her skin, "I do not think she would agree to that, either."

Tzirret would rather have let the issue go, but he sighed and spoke all the same. "Well, he suggested that if this one stood behind Ma'tanza and..." Tzirret raised cupped hands in front of himself, "...held up..." Tzirret let out an exasperated breath and dropped his hands. He was too embarrassed to elaborate, even if it was not too hard to work out the rest. "You know what? Forget about the whole idea."

"It would give you back pains instead," Sabine said with a small laugh.