As he moved over to the chest, her cerulean eyes followed him, curious to see what he would do. Elisabeth watched as he pulled out his clothing and laid it out, just so. It was easy to see that he was not well versed in colors or anything – and why would he? It was of no matter. That was something easily taught.

When he took her hand and led her to the ornate bathroom, her eyebrow arched a bit, unsure why she was being taken there. That became perfectly clear as he began to disrobe. Elisabeth’s first instinct was to turn away to give him privacy, but the fact was, he had brought her in there. He wanted her there, for whatever reason. She could not know that slaves often had no shame about their bodies but given enough time, the young woman would probably figure it out. All she knew in that moment was that he wanted her with him, and she wouldn’t deny him that or give him any indication that she was uncomfortable. She did a brief pass over his body to make sure that he looked healthy, which he did. Other than that, she tried to keep her eyes elsewhere without attracting too much attention to the fact that she was.

And he wanted a story. Oh boy.

Elisabeth had stories. A lot of stories. But most of them were not stories she really felt Ezner would appreciate right then. [i]Oh, well, I visited some caverns that were filled with flame monsters that were intent on wiping out Rharne[/i]…or maybe [i]I was burned alive trying to pass my Defiance initiation?[/i] The young mage was certain those would [i]not[/i] be well received.

What the Beneath could she actually tell him? Broad strokes. 

[b]“Well, went to a formal Ball? It was open to everyone in the city and I had never been to something like that before. Really, all you do is dress up in fancy clothes, eat and talk to people. I knew a few people there, so it was alright. I danced a little, but I am not very good. I am sure I probably stepped on toes more than anything.” [/b]

She watched as he slipped into the cold water, shivering in response, realizing how cold the water had to be. Elisabeth searched her brain for anything else she could say that might have a positive impact on the situation. [b]“Oh, I went to Viden. It was nice to go back there and visit for a bit. I think I’ve finally realized that while I will always have fond memories of the city, I can make new ones anywhere. I went to Scalvoris after that for a time. A lot of new experiences there. And then I came back to Rharne and you found me.”[/b] Ending on the positive note of them reconnecting hopefully would distract him from the fact that there were very large gaps in her stories.