Rhaine
Flightless Bird
Ru listened intently, nodding in agreement. With his last statement, she tilted her head to the side. "No, I wanted-" She was interrupted as the Paladin questioned them, bringing himself into the conversation with a smile. She was startled by his question, and the fact that he overheard. She hesitated, glancing to Dan before she spoke. "Yes. In Dalania, after the...the Shattering." She had heard the man use the term before when he was speaking to the Prince. She was glad that Dan had brought it up. She had been meaning to discuss it with him in depth. She still had so many questions, and she had wanted to give the mess in her head some kind of order. Ru stayed her words now. She didn't know the Paladin, and could say nothing for him in terms of trust.
Cassander looked to Nia, then to the water, then to the group back near the fire. He couldn't foresee such an opportunity coming around again in the near future, and he was never one to shy away from a spontaneous adventure. With a shrug, he reached back, pulling his shirt over his head and discarding it with a quick toss. He stripped down to his smallclothes that were more like breeches in nature, and he began wading out into the water, the waves meeting him without reservation. The water was warm, and the tension in his muscles released, surrendering to it. He couldn't help but grin. When the water reached his waist, he bent, and dove headfirst through the water, coming up a few feet from where he started, brushing his dark, wet locks from his face. He was still tall enough to not have to tread, and he gestured toward Nia. "Scared?" He called over to her, a playful note to his words.
TheCountryWarrior Duke of Doge
Cassander looked to Nia, then to the water, then to the group back near the fire. He couldn't foresee such an opportunity coming around again in the near future, and he was never one to shy away from a spontaneous adventure. With a shrug, he reached back, pulling his shirt over his head and discarding it with a quick toss. He stripped down to his smallclothes that were more like breeches in nature, and he began wading out into the water, the waves meeting him without reservation. The water was warm, and the tension in his muscles released, surrendering to it. He couldn't help but grin. When the water reached his waist, he bent, and dove headfirst through the water, coming up a few feet from where he started, brushing his dark, wet locks from his face. He was still tall enough to not have to tread, and he gestured toward Nia. "Scared?" He called over to her, a playful note to his words.
TheCountryWarrior Duke of Doge