A deep sleep came easy for Théadan, cuddled up against Navia, his body tired and spent of all its energy and desires. Dreams were quick to whisk him away in the night, where thoughts of Navia and home had started to regularly take precedence over anything else. Long gone were the dreams of wolves attacking him, yet oddly this night he found himself back in that snow covered forest he had been so accustomed to dreaming about every night. There were no howls of wolves though, no fear of teeth or claws mauling at his flesh, and no sign of the other dead animals that had come to frequent his dream. Snow still fell around him, but everything felt serene and still, until he felt someone nuzzle against his side and placing a light playful bite to his ear, instinct telling him it was his lover. The leopard stalked passed him, letting her side rub along him, before her tail swatted him over his nose, making it wiggle.<br/><br/>Though he was a wolf in the dream, Théadan knew she was his mate, and looked upon her favourably, his eyes distracted by her grace and beauty. He did not notice black spots moving against the snow not until the leopard was nuzzling against the face of a younger, smaller, leopard, this one white with little black spots, perfect for blending in with the snow, with oddly familiar green eyes. It was a snow leopard, similar to the one he had seen once before, seeing how affectionately the two leopards nuzzled against each other, stirred strange feelings in Théadan, with a desire to be protective of this pretty little scene. But as sweet as this dream was, Théadan could feel new danger approaching, his dreams always seemed to have an element of that, and this was no different.<br/><br/>There were other shadows emerging from the forest, and the coolness of the snow was changing. Where once his feet crunched with every step, now he suddenly felt something different, the earth below him had changed, no snow was there now, there was earth but drier than he was accustomed too. The air around him had become considerably hotter, his fur coat dangerously ill suited to the sudden shift in climate, and the forest around him, was now jungle, alien and thick with vines and foliage. All he could see were eyes staring their way from every bush and tree. Where once he had felt safe, suddenly he did not, the leopard kept the snow leopard close, but now it stood out amongst the foliage, unable to hide without snow to mask its appearance, and all the eyes stared down at it accusingly. Once more from his dreams, Théadan began to feel fear.<br/><br/><br/><br/>Only once during the night had Théadan woken up, but the fear he had felt in his dream had quickly subsided, he was in his bed with Navia, in the spa, with nothing hanging over them. No threat, nor fears to get hung up on, and so it had been easy for him to rest his head back into the pillow, nuzzle a little closer to his lover, and take a deep breath of her scent to send him back into a slumber. When morning had come, they had gotten up together and dressed together, with Théadan trying to find the loosest of clothes he had to allow more air to flow. All his shirts were long sleeved however, so he ended up rolling the sleeves up on one of his white linen shirts to better help him stay cool, and while little could be done with the few trousers he owned to make them cooler, the decision to go without any underwear, would at least let him feel a little cooler, and no one but he; and eventually Navia, would know.<br/><br/>He had followed Navia for much of the walk down to the beach, after she had picked up a basket from Baiza who had worn a peculiar grin on her face as she saw them on their way. Perhaps she had some idea of what they would get up too, it couldn't be too uncommon for guests like them to go in search of a private place while at the spa. The walk had taken a fair bit longer than Théadan would have thought it would however, with little to entertain them but the natural beauty around them. Navia however seemed to tire of it, as he suddenly felt the basket bumping up against his leg, Théadan thought nothing of it at first, figuring Navia had just misjudged the swing of her arm, it happens after all, and nothing in her face suggested she had been up to mischief. She simply asked him what he thought they should get up to while they were at the beach, but then the basket bumped him too more times, and having gone a half hour without it happening, Théadan sensed this had quickly grown to take on a more deliberate action.<br/><br/>Théadan wasn't about to give Navia the satisfaction of reacting straight away to this new game she was making to entertain herself, it would likely just lead to her doing it more if he did. Instead he chose to keep himself composed, offering her a smile as he answered her question. "Teaching me how to swim first sounds good to me." He said, wondering what Navia might have planned for him, and whether she would make a good teacher, and he a good student. There was also the matter that he was working up a sweat just from walking in the increasing heat. "This jungle is humid and stuffy, I could do with some cool water to take a dip in." It would be very nice to cool off for a little while, and enjoy the water with Navia, though he hoped they remained in the shallows, and any waves would not be too large for them. "Searching for seashells after sounds like a far better way to relax afterwards, I'm pretty sure trying to swim is not going to be relaxing for me..."<br/><br/>Purposefully Théadan decided to let a little silence drag out for longer than usual. Not wanting to address the bumping of the basket against him straight away, trying to appear more laid back about it than he really was. Eventually though he let his eyes wander over Navia's arm and the basket she carried. "Are you having trouble with that basket?" He finally asked, content to play along with the notion there had been no intent behind her bumping it against his leg. "You've been carrying it since we left the spa, and seem to be having difficulty holding it up. Perhaps I should carry it for you and give your poor arms a rest?" Playing it off as him just trying to be kind and generous for the little bit of nuisance she was causing him.