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[h1]Nailah & Melo[/h1][/center]

Nailah simply shrugged when she heard Tali rejecting her offer. She couldn't say that she was expecting that reaction, as Nailah was pretty sure she would love to trick that merchant a bit, but when she got closer to Nailah whispering in her ear everything became clearer. She really wasn't Nailah simply shrugged when she heard Tali rejecting her offer. She couldn't say that she was expecting that reaction, as Nailah was pretty sure she would love to trick that merchant a bit, but when she got closer to Nailah whispering in her ear everything became clearer. She really wasn't interested on men, not even in letting they watch her. Her mentioning to keep Lynn safe made Nailah chuckle and  look at her with an raised eyebrow.

[color=C86050]"I should say that to [I]you[/I]... Poor girl is still in shock after your kiss. She is really innocent and shy, you know? I'll probably need to have a talk with her later to calm her down and explain some things..."[/color] Nailah finished, rolling her eyes. 

Just as she had whispered to Tali, it wasn't hard to see that Lynn was completely out of herself for now. The poor girl was almost in shock after being kissed like that. Nailah could clearly see the mixed emotions on the girl's face.

[color=C86050]"Lynn my dear, if you don't want you don't need to come with me, ok? I know you probably have a lot to think about right now... If you want to, we could talk about it after we finish shopping."[/color] Nailah said, with a kind and calming voice to Lynn.

[color=C86050]"By the way, you're not going to lose anything. I'm just going to play a small trick on this greedy merchant."[/color] She whispered, winking mischievously to Lynn before she followed Melo.
The lounge was honestly much more cozy than what Nailah was expecting. The walls lined with hundreds of white cushions and the floor with a vibrant red carpet, along with a few large tables on the middle, where some hookah pipes were gave the entire lounge a really cozy and comfortable atmosphere.

Approaching the hookah container, Melo was quick to put some fresh herbs inside, before trying to light it with a flint without much success before asking for help. 

[color=C86050]"Oh, am I now?"[/color] Nailah asked, with a mischievous smirk on her face as she heard Melo saying that she was the hottest thing that he had seen in a while.

Leaning towards the hookah container, she gently took the flint from his hands, lighting the flame with her breath, letting out a small line of fire.

[color=C86050]"I do not mind the smoke, but I doubt you'll will have time to pay attention in anything other than me..."[/color] She said, pushing Melo, making him sit on the white cushions with his back on the wall as she slowly walked towards him, sitting on top of him.

[color=C86050]"You know... Being alone in such a place with a completely unknown woman could be dangerous..."[/color] Nailah said, looking towards Melo and carefully observing each one of his expressions and reactions as she carefully manipulated her charm ability, alternating between it becoming stronger and weaker.
[color=C86050]"Or maybe... Danger excites you?"[/color] She asked, smiling to him and showing her sharp teeth. Melo could clearly feel her strong tighs touching his legs. Her smooth, silky skin, her firm muscles underneath it and her unusually hot skin temperature. Her plump breasts touching his chest as she got closer to him, her sweet, hot breath caressing his face when he approached her face to his.

Nailah was having fun watching Melo's reactions. She was genuinely curious to see what he would do, how would he react with her approaching him so suddenly like that.

Before using her charm to the max and make the man basically her puppet, she wanted to have a little bit of fun with him. Teasing, provoking, testing to see where exactly where that man's limits.
interested on men, not even in letting they watch her. Her mentioning to keep Lynn safe made Nailah chuckle and  look at her with an raised eyebrow.

[color=C86050]"I should say that to [I]you[/I]... Poor girl is still in shock after your kiss. She is really innocent and shy, you know? I'll probably need to have a talk with her later to calm her down and explain some things..."[/color] Nailah finished, rolling her eyes. 

Just as she had whispered to Tali, it wasn't hard to see that Lynn was completely out of herself for now. The poor girl was almost in shock after being kissed like that. Nailah could clearly see the mixed emotions on the girl's face.

[color=C86050]"Lynn my dear, if you don't want you don't need to come with me, ok? I know you probably have a lot to think about right now... If you want to, we could talk about it after we finish shopping."[/color] Nailah said, with a kind and calming voice to Lynn.

[color=C86050]"By the way, you're not going to lose anything. I'm just going to play a small trick on this greedy merchant."[/color] She whispered, winking mischievously to Lynn before she followed Melo.
The lounge was honestly much more cozy than what Nailah was expecting. The walls lined with hundreds of white cushions and the floor with a vibrant red carpet, along with a few large tables on the middle, where some hookah pipes were gave the entire lounge a really cozy and comfortable atmosphere.

Approaching the hookah container, Melo was quick to put some fresh herbs inside, before trying to light it with a flint without much success before asking for help. 

[color=C86050]"Oh, am I now?"[/color] Nailah asked, with a mischievous smirk on her face as she heard Melo saying that she was the hottest thing that he had seen in a while.

Leaning towards the hookah container, she gently took the flint from his hands, lighting the flame with her breath, letting out a small line of fire.

[color=C86050]"I do not mind the smoke, but I doubt you'll will have time to pay attention in anything other than me..."[/color] She said, pushing Melo, making him sit on the white cushions with his back on the wall as she slowly walked towards him, sitting on top of him.

[color=C86050]"You know... Being alone in such a place with a completely unknown woman could be dangerous..."[/color] Nailah said, looking towards Melo and carefully observing each one of his expressions and reactions as she carefully manipulated her charm ability, alternating between it becoming stronger and weaker.
[color=C86050]"Or maybe... Danger excites you?"[/color] She asked, smiling to him and showing her sharp teeth. Melo could clearly feel her strong tighs touching his legs. Her smooth, silky skin, her firm muscles underneath it and her unusually hot skin temperature. Her plump breasts touching his chest as she got closer to him, her sweet, hot breath caressing his face when he approached her face to his.

Nailah was having fun watching Melo's reactions. She was genuinely curious to see what he would do, how would he react with her approaching him so suddenly like that.

Before using her charm to the max and make the man basically her puppet, she wanted to have a little bit of fun with him. Teasing, provoking, testing to see where exactly where that man's limits.
The merchant steeled himself underneath such a large woman. In comparison to his Sol heritage she was quite large indeed. Yet he simply smirked with a slight raised brow. As if he was acutely aware of how much he wanted this. However, as the heat of the room and the herbal smokes filled the air, he began to become visibly delirious. His hands did not move though, as if he were pinned beneath her. "I sense no danger. In fact I think you're in danger..Heheheh." He uncontrollably laughed with joy as he broke his steeled visage and stared directly into Nailah's eyes. Losing control under her stronger charm and impaling his head into her bosom.
[color=C86050]"You are indeed an interesting man, Melo..."[/color] Nailah said, gently caressing the man's hair as she watched his attempts to keep his cool. Unfortunately, Nailah was the type of girl that was hard to ignore... And even harder to resist.

As Nailah watched Melo's cheeks going red due to the herbs and her charm. It was honestly amusing to see his steeled visage slowly falling apart. Due to her metabolism and dragon blood, she was indeed more resistant to the herbs effect, but the smoke was getting thicker and she knew that even her would start getting affected by it if she wasn't careful. Normally, that wouldn't be a problem, but she wasn't there to have fun. She was trying to teach a greedy merchant a lesson.

Nailah's own thoughts were interrupted when Melo opened his mouth again, saying that she was the one in danger before he buried his face on her ample breasts, making her giggle with a mischievous smile as he did so.
[color=C86050]"So eager! You are a greedy man, Mr. Melo~"[/color] She said, with a giggle as she caressed his hair and gently raising his face to meet hers before giving him a lengthy and deep kiss, using her charm to the maximum.

[color=C86050]"But you do underestimate me greatly..."[/color] Nailah said, with a mischievous smirk as her eyes met Melo's for a second before she got up, standing right in front of Melo.

With Melo's eyes fixed on her, Nailah started to slowly strip herself in front of the merchant, but when she was about to uncover her breasts, she stopped, looking at Melo with a smirk as she covered herself again, teasing him.
[color=C86050]"I wonder how those necklaces I was interested in would look on my naked body..."[/color] Nailah said, with a mischievous smirk to Melo, fomenting his imagination.

[color=C86050]"Maybe... You would like to see them as well?  You are indeed experienced in handling such delicate jewels... Maybe you could help me to take them off after the rest of my clothes are gone..."[/color] She said, teasing Melo even more as she silently suggested him to accompany her  outside to get the necklaces and them go back to the lounge.

The idea was simple, he would go down with Nailah on his arms, but he would go back to the Lounge with a clone, wearing the necklaces as Nailah walked away with the real articles.

[color=C86050]"Interested...? Maybe if you can handle such delicate necklaces you would be able to handle me as well..."[/color] She finished, waiting for Melo's reaction.

Melo was indeed smitten by Nailah's charming aura. The heat was intoxicating and his mind wandered little on why he was feeling this way. Removing his cheeks from her glaring warm chest he managed to move his arms, his body dulled by the daze. He found himself staring at the necklaces for a moment. The mind had ways of recurring past memories and despite his stupor he was able to recollect what he wanted. "You can have these my dear sweet fire starter. Now what was your name again?" He asked with a whisper. Easing closer to her with each breath and rising to meet her demands. Placing the necklaces in her possession.

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[h1]The Baths
Lynn & Talise[/h1][/center]
Lynn blushed a bit, though she tried to cover it with her sleeved hand, [color=7FFFD4]"I-I wouldn't say [i]disappointed[/i], well, rather....shocked? It was so sudden and unexpected it took me by surprise. Especially since we had only just met."[/color] She didn't mention how she used to fantasize the moment since she was little, her first kiss shared with the man that she would fall in love with, whoever that may be. The thought of her first kiss being with another girl was not predicted in the slightest. It was something that she had never really even considered.

This time however it seemed it was Tali who changed the subject back to food and the bath, which she was grateful for. [color=7FFFD4]"Oh that should be fine,"[/color] she mentioned about the baths being  too small to swim in, [color=7FFFD4]"I would mostly need to soak anyway, I get so dry outside of Tearia, and though the mist in the carriage helps, its just not the same as being in the water,"[/color] she said happily. [color=7FFFD4]"We can eat something before we leave, but the baths sound wonderful right now!"[/color]

Tali couldn't help but let out a short chuckle at Lynn's excitement to get into water. Despite being half Lassa, Tali did not get dried out like many others. In fact, she basically didn't feel any discomfort under normal circumstances given her immunities. Despite that, she could use a bit of water, or lava. Either way, she felt a desire to get out of the dryness that was non-coastal areas and into a more homelike area.

She gently ushered Lynn into the inn, drawing her into the bath area. They arrived in time to see a very pissed off Aste casting magic in the baths. Letting Lynn go for a second, Tali approached Aste from behind and let out a loud but melodic hum. "Calm yourself, dear. We don't need another visit from those money obsessed pigs, do we?" As she spoke to Aste, Tali prepared for her bath. Her clothing was basically effortless to take off, so she just let it drop to the floor, intending to pick it up and take it with her into the baths. Now, she stood quite naked behind Aste and in front of Lynn, seemingly unabashed to be so.

[center][h1]Shye & Aste[/h1][/center]

Shye was trying to relax in the baths, but unfortunately, she couldn't concentrate. Until Aeden returned, she was still worried, and even then, what if the plan failed. What would happen then? And here she was not doing anything. In a bath of all places at a time like this! She sighed as she opened her eyes, looking to the sky above as there was no roof, which to her seemed odd in a town where most could fly...

She was being unfair to herself, and she knew it. What would she be able to do on her own. This collar kept her from rebelling, she wasn't strong enough to defeat one of her targets, much less a group of them. What was worse is that she couldn't even imagine what would happen if she tried to reach her son instead of her target. Bidzil wasn't safe around her. Not until that damned collar was taken care of. She reached up to her neck, touching the bandages that wrapped it. 

Just then, Nix chirped at the sight of another person walking into the bath house. Shye glanced from the corner of her eye to see who it was before closing her eyes again. She didn't know Aste, as she was leaving when the girl had just arrived to the inn. She stayed silent for now, continuing to try to find some sort of comfort in the warm waters.

A foul magic, fouler than the black plague. That was the first thing that Aste felt at the first step into the inn. Time and time again, even the Magoi guild had to deal with such arcane magic. No doubt it is one of those slave collars.

"Don't move," Aste let out a large flow of magic, letting the morning light that shone into the baths dance under her illusions spell. A unicorn appeared by the mists of the baths. It was an illusion nonetheless, but that spell is just used as a dummy, to see if the curse was a very volatile one.

A unicorn was the most gentlest creature that Aste thought out. And she hoped that the type of beast will keep the one of the slave collar from going unsettled. "I'm going to get that damned thing off your neck." Unelegantly, she let out an unrestrained cursings off her mouth, from her short temper that has yet to go away.

She was just testing the waters, before she were to delve into the evil work of the artefact. For one, she wasn't sure on the design of that one collar, some are unique, and she don't mean it in a good way.


Shye looked quite uncertain at the whole display Aste created as she moved towards her. When she was told not to move by this stranger, she was naturally suspicious and was actually prepared to do just that and try to leave. However, what she had mentioned next surprised her. She said she wanted to remoeve her collar from her neck. How in the world did she know about that too? Was she like Aeden? [color=DC143C]"W-wait, just who are you?"[/color] She asked, looking between her and a unicorn that had silently appeared in the bath. [color=DC143C]"It's not really something that can easily be tampered with, it can't-" Before she could continue however, Aste's magic had made contact with the cursed collar before she could warn her to stop. Even though it was just a slight test, the effects were immediate and punishing, bringing a sharp searing pain around her neck, similar to what she felt when Mason was burning away the first layer, making her choke on her words orf warning and exchanging it for an outcry of pain. Nix didn't take kindly to Shye's treatment. Her fur started to stand on end as she hissed at Aste, her tail 'fluffing' out into many small needles, her wings and tail both shaking and making a rattling like noise. As the 'test' stopped the bandages that were around Shye's neck started to faintly turn red and he breathing was heavy.
[color=DC143C]"I don't know who you are,"[/color] she said between breaths, [color=DC143C]"If you think that is helping me, you don't know a lot about these collars. Only the creator can remove one without causing a tremendous amount of pain. You shouldn't just brazenly jump into trying to dispell a curse...you could get yourself killed that way depending on what curse it is,"[/color] she said, her eyes glaring up at her before she looked back down and started working on uncovering the bandages. When they were unraveled, it revealed the cursed collar's marks around her neck, now bleeding a bit from Aste tampering with it just slightly. There were also the still healing burn on her neck where the first layer used to be, though it was about a quarter of the way rebuilt, going from red scared flesh back to black. [color=DC143C]"I'll ask again...Who are you..."[/color] she asked, though now a bit on the irritated side, and a bit on edge. It was then that two girls from the alliance showed up and started talking to her. Shye relaxed a bit, knowing she was with the alliance eased her worried heart a litle bit, though she was still a little irritated.

[center][h1]Shye, Aste, Lynn, & Talise[/h1][/center]
As Lynn and Tali arrived nothing looked to be too serious at first. Though despite Tali's disrobment, Lynn immediately had her attention on something else. [color=7FFFD4]"Tali! She's bleeding!"[/color] Lynn immediately went over to Shye, hopping into the water clothes and all. [color=7FFFD4]"My ame is Lynn. I'm with the Alliance, are you alright? I remember seeing you here yesterday. I can heal you if its okay with you."[/color]

Shye shook her head slowly trying not to move her now irritated neck too much.[color=DC143C]"I'm Shye, and I'll be fine, thank you though,"[/color] she said. She wasn't wanting to try anything else around her neck, so she wanted to leave it as is for now.

Lynn nodded, [color=7FFFD4]"O-okay, I understand,"[/color] and swam back over to Tali, who she just now realized was naked. [color=7FFFD4]"Oh, w-wait, should I have not jumped in with my clothes?"[/color] she wondered aloud to Tali. She did blush a bit at seeing her nude form, as even with what little they wore in Tearia because they were in the water, they still covered up for the most part. She tried not to stare at her and make herself busy pulling the water from her clothing to dry off after climbing out. Did this mean she would have to follow suit as well to get in the bath? Was there some sort of rule? It wasn't so bad though, they were all girls here anyway, right? She looked around and noticed there were no men in the public bath, so maybe it was...okay?


"You can call me Aste," Aste couldn't hide her surprised look, that would be leaning more towards amusement had it be the current situation. "That owner must have really wanted you alive,"

It doesn't seem like a run-out-of-mill collar. That one girl seemed to be too important for the owner. An elaborate work had it not be dark artefact.

"Worry not, she is fine," Aste remained unfazed by the sight of blood, or appeared to have as her eyes stopped for a moment at the sight of Tali and Lynn. But she continued, "Otherwise, the collar would have killed her by the first scuffle of magic.  The source doesn't like to see her on any battles..."

Too important to be a mere miner, yet made to avoid battles, despite her seemingly knowledge. And her fact that she can speak well under the arcane object proves that one thing. [i]Sigh...[/i] she had hoped that she could work with that cursed artefact without that owner's notice, but that don't seem meant to be.

"I don't know which Kingdom you're scouring for, but that collar seemed to be one that is made for espionage ~"

Aste uncasted her illusions, as the unicorn faded back into the mists. That binding of the collar doesn't seem to favour risky battles. This wasn't an easy job on her part. The owner should have known about this encounter, as carefully crafted that thing was. Still an unattended artefact is always more vulnerable than one that is worn.

[i]To make the magic appear unthreatening. And to cast it at only one moment to spare, while working through the wards torched into the foul chain...[/i](edited)
"Four wardings," Aste walked along the edge of the pool. It was just a wild, uneducated guess, as much as she doubted on the number. The Number Four was, in some places she visited, quite an inauspicious number. "I'll need to get closer to the cursed ring, young lady."

She closens her distance in her calm, glideful steps, her pair of eyes had the focus on Shye. "A rather bothersome one by how it seems to be, but my luck can be pushed. And I prefer that luck not to be pushed further away."

The seriousness of that situation had long forced her temper away awkwardly. One touch of the collar is all she need, if the one of the collar could allow her to try, and she had forgotten when she had regained her composure, perhaps its due to Tari’s advice earlier?
Tali watched Aste carefully, especially after Shye's pain. Lynn tended to Shye, so Tali took charge overseeing Aste. When the rather naive girl approached Shye, Tali was right behind her. Once a touch was mentioned, the bard placed a hand gently on Aste's shoulder. "Careful, we don't want more pain on her. If you cannot guarantee no more activation by touch, I cannot allow you to touch it. Please do not force me to take protective measures."

She looked to Lynn and motioned for her to come closer. She also looked at Shye. "My suggestion is to allow healing. An open wound is quite inviting to further suffering. You have suffered enough for one day. Let us soothe it. I can soothe the mind. It seems Lynn here can soothe the body."

Shye seemed to relax a bit once everything settled and the other two come up to help as well. This was a lot of attention towards her than she was used to. She wasn't quite sure what to think about it it, it was just....odd really. She reached out to console Nix, who even though her tail had smoothed back out and her hair laid back down, she was still watching the three, especially Aste.

Shye touched her neck and held out her hand, she was indeed bleeding. It wasn't a lot of blood, but enough that she pulled herself out of the bath and sat on the side with her legs still in the water, her towel still in place around her body, just barely long enough to keep her somewhat modest. When Aste mentioned the collar and its probably use, Shye somewhat explained. [color=DC143C]"I wasn't made for either, actually. It was simply made for silence and obedience."[/color] she mentioned with a downcast look. She looked up at Tali as she interjected on Shye's behalf. [color=DC143C]"It's okay... If you are able to weaken it's abilities, even temporarily, I would be grateful, but I don't think anyone but the person who made it can remove it completely. Your ally, Mason, burned away the first layer, which is what allows me to speak now. Though, I can feel my voice is weaker than it was when it was removed, meaning its repairing itself slowly."[/color] Tali had suggested that she let Lynn heal her and that she could help soothe the mind, Shye thought about it for a moment and gave in, [color=DC143C]"I would appreciate that,"[/color] she said with a weak smile, [color=DC143C]"My name is Shye."[/color](edited)
Lynn surprisingly had a whole different look to her now. It was serious with sharper looking eyes as she studied Shye. She watched her movements, reactions, how she talked, everything about her seemed as if she was quite tired and worn down. When tali called for Lynn, she looked a bit happier that she was now allowed to help, and approached her once more. Though they were in a bath of water, Lynn still summoned some clean water from her jar and wrapped it gently around her neck, [color=7FFFD4]"Don't worry, this will only take a sec..."[/color] the water seemed to be absorbing the light, and instead of just reflecting it, it caught the light inside of it and started to glow with a healing aura. Lynn noticed a vibration in the water she controlled. Though Shye was trying to be relaxed, there was a very noticeable heightened heart rate. Soon, the light faded as Lynn removed the water, the bleeding was gone and it seemed her neck was better. Now they could get a good look at the curse itself.it was tribal in design with a black color. It was like a tattoo with three noticeable layers, the top most layer had about three quarters of it faded out, continuing to black at the back of her neck. Lynn looked up, "[color=7FFFD4]There, all better,"[/color] she looked up at Aste, [color=7FFFD4] "if whatever you have planned doesn't work though, I don't think we should continue any further for now. She needs to relax and rest."[/color] She looked to Shye once more. [color=7FFFD4]"You are suffering from anxiety. Your body seems to be weak and not well rested, and is under a lot of stress. Your heart rate is also beating too fast as a reaction to the stress. Tila, I remember your music being a lot of help this morning,"[/color] she said with a smile, [color=7FFFD4]"Maybe some music would help?"[/color] Lynn honestly didn't know that Tila was weaving magic into her music, but she did know it helped calm her headache when she woke up with her hangover.

"Tsk..." Aste let out an audible click at the approach from the bard. "I won't hurt her, you have my word for that, consider this as a favour from your music of this morning."

Aste bit back to restrain her another breath of cursings. It’s a relief that healing don't do anything to that collar. She had wanted to study about this artefact, but now is not the time for that.

Aste bended down and touched the collar of Shye. Dozens of flows of magic, each neatly and intricately controlled by Aste. Aste strained her cast, and like a surging river, the flows of her magic sped up and spiralled the constructs of the collar, to seize the one crucial moment before that same torture curse starts acting up.

Those flows of magic impatiently converged into a shield of illusion, around the layers of the curses.

Reluctantly, Aste let go her hold of magic. All this effort just to churn out a weakly crafted shield. But she had done what she needed. 

"There, I shielded the curse, but the barrier isn't a good one. If you would excuse me,"

She eased herself to the side of the pool, she did not deplete too much of her spirit, but it still added up to her fatigue from the sleepless night. As immediate as her cast of magic on that collar, she dozed off with her loud audible snores against the wooden walls of the bath.

Seeing Aste take her warning into account and being careful was enough for Tali. Lynn asked for her spell, so she walked over to Shye and sat by her. She began to sing a lullaby, weaving her magic into it to enhance its relaxing abilities. She kept a close eye on Shye since falling asleep in water was quite dangerous for non-Lassa.

She kept her voice low enough for the whole room and not to bleed over outside of it. She wanted as few surprises as possible for the women. Despite just wanting a soak and some relaxation, this situation demanded her attention far more urgently.

Despite her giving the go ahead for Aste, Shye couldn't help but flinch  a little as she reached for her neck. Whether it was from the pain caused earlier or old habits she wasn't sure. As the magic flowed through the collar, it started to respond to Aste's magic, a slight burning arose, more of a discomfort than a pain, though it quickly faded. When the magic reached to the curses core, it began to the black markings of the curse started to glow a golden color, and once the light had faded out, the tattoo had a new gold trim that ran along the outside of the collar's black marking's, a visual representation of the barrier that helped reduce the curse's potency. Before Shye could thank Aste though, the girl had fallen asleep, leaning against the wall. She turned to Tali and Lynn, [color=DC143C]"Thank you, all of you. I'm sorry I interrupted your relaxation time, I'm sure this isn't what you came here for."[/color] she said with a slight smile. Her eye looked tired, and it was possibly due to the woman singing, or maybe it was just her fatigue catching up to her. Nix seemed to be fine too, she was a lot calmer than she was before.
Shye slowly started to nodd off, the lullaby taking its affect before she could continue talking. The whole feeling was strange to her, all these people suddenly wanting to help her, and out of the blue as well. It was something shen never experianced before. It caused a quiver in her heart she hadn't felt. Of coarse she questioned it, if it was really the right thing to be doing, and wondered why they wanted to help her so much without really even knowing her. In her mind, it all sounded like an elaborate trap, yet so far there wasn't one. It's just what they seemed to do. And even if it was a trap, at least she thought she was making the only decisions she could to finally be free, because any other alternative seemed to lead to her's, and more importantly her son's, deaths. She could never think of a proper way to repay them for what they had done, but for now, she was glad that she had met them.
It was shortly after these thoughts though that the singing seemed to be taking its other affect. Shye's mind seemed to be swept of all thoughts good or bad. Her mind drew blank as she seemed to finally be taken in by the song and finally fell asleep, and without any thoughts to disturb her any longer, she could finally rest easy. Lynn had moved to catch her, but it seemed Tali had it covered. Seeing Shye finally sleeping and at peace, Nix snuggling up beside her, but keeping an eye out, Lynn could only stare in wonder at the woman. [color=7FFFD4]"I wonder what had her so worked up. She was seemed to be quite close to having her anxiety overwhelm her,"[/color] she mentioned as she started removing some of her extra clothing, leaving only her top and the inner loincloth to her bottom, folding the rest up neatly at the water's edge before she climbed into the water and floated there, looking up to Shye and Tila, still worried for the woman.

As Shye fell asleep, Tali carefully guided her so her head ended up comfortably on Tali's thigh qas she sat down cross-legged. The poor woman was practically running off of stress, so it was no surprise she went out as soon as she relaxed.

The bard absently stroked through Shye's hair as she slept, looking at Lynn mostly disrobing and Aste out cold as well. "Well, Lynn, it seems it is down to us. How have things been going today? Hangover still there?"


Lynn had completely submerged into the water by the time Tali had asked the question, though she could still easily hear her. She surfaced, floating on her back as her tail slowly paddled her around, drifting easily in the water. [color=7FFFD4]"Today was wonderful!"[/color] she said cheerifly, her hands clasped together at her chest. [color=7FFFD4]"The hangover was gone shortly before we left for the market. I've never seen so many interesting things though! The world outside of Tearia is so beautiful! I mean, the ocean is too, but everything out here is just so...[i]different[/i]! I couldn't have even thought of this in a dream!"[/color] Lynn submerged once more, flipping around in the water and swimming up closer to where Tali and Shye were. She came out of the water a bit, resting her crossed arms on the edge on the bath, resting her head on them, and her head turned to Tali. [color=7FFFD4]"But I take it you have been outside of Tearia plenty of times?"[/color] she asked tali, wondering what her experiences have been.

Tali nodded and unconsciously moved her hand down to cup Shye's cheek, her thumb stroking the sleeping woman's cheek tenderly. She seemed to think a bit back to some of her jobs. "Mmmmm, occasionally. I would say enough to not be surprised by this area any more. I live by the ocean, so I still love it more than other places. the spear fishing is relaxing. The cooking is so fresh. The lava flow nearby is so nice to just sit in and enjoy. Perhaps after this, you would want to come visit my little piece of beach. You could have some of my ocean cooking."

[@Jollan][@Noodles]