[center][img]https://fontmeme.com/permalink/180428/81179b260873ea5d7d2bb904afb80c77.png[/img][/center][hr]Octavio stretched his arms back and let out a sigh. The food that the Kharu-Natjer had offered them looked about as lavish as the type of food he'd see at gatherings he wasn't supposed to be in. Alluring, sure, but right now, there was nothing he wanted more than to just sit back and let the bathing chamber's warm water melt his aches away. He couldn't remember the last time he'd felt so relieved.

[color=dde0c7]"Do you know what I'm going to do, Lynx? I am going to simply accept the water's nice temperature without questioning it."[/color] He leaned further back. [color=dde0c7]"I needed this after all that running."[/color]

Lynx set a pair of vacant eyes on him, saying nothing. Octavio's eyebrows furrowed. [color=dde0c7][i]He's questioning it.[/i][/color]

Truthfully, Lynx had his thoughts centered on all of their surroundings. He had looked at the masterfully crafted dishes and the bathing chambers in the same fashion as an adult looking at children's toys, disconnected from the possibility of fun. For the familiar who could not eat nor feel any sort of acute or specific pleasure, the lair was nothing more than a temporary shelter to ruminate in, a place he could shake off the remaining uneasiness from his battle with the sightless and get lost in his own thoughts. 

[color=#ffff66]"As I've already told you, the battle distorted my mind for a moment."[/color]

Octavio remained quiet, eyes closed shut. 

[color=#ffff66]"One of the first things I remembered... was the agreement we made,"[/color] he said, looking at the whirls of water, [color=#ffff66]"on the first week we had met, when I'd fallen into a river."[/color]

[color=dde0c7]"I think I remember. You clawed at me and I started shouting like a lunatic because getting blood on my robes would have doomed us both."[/color]

[color=#ffff66]"Right... we spoke that day. We both admitted that, although neither knew where we'd be or what we'd do, we'd fight alongside one another."[/color]

One of Octavio's eyes snapped open. [color=dde0c7]"Hm? And what is this about?"[/color]

[color=#ffff66]"I'm worried about the future is all. But if we can continue surviving this well, I can steady my nerves,"[/color] he said, turning to exit the chamber. [color=#ffff66]"I should see what the others are discussing, it could be important."[/color]

After a large pause, he opened both of his eyes. In his mind Lynx's words rang deep. It set him on the path of developing doubts and theories against his will. The worries grew as his scope grew, taking in even the most recent events. It was strange that Lynx was showing a sudden concern over the opinions of others, as strange as the amount of times he had mentioned Sil in their conversations. 

He let out a dramatic sigh.

[color=dde0c7][i]I guess a little relaxation[/i] was [i]too much to ask for.[/i][/color] He watched Lynx exit the bathing chamber, off to ask the others about that fairy. [color=dde0c7] [i]I will have to check up on him... at some point. Not now. I have to relax.[/i][/color]

His eyes shifted. 

[color=dde0c7][i]How [b]did[/b] they make the water so warm?[/i][/color]