With how clear the water was, it wasn't hard for him to see her rubbing her own thighs while she listened, or how close her hand was to his manhood. Her wink, and the way she leaned into him, it made it hard for him to not appreciate her form. And within the calm swirling magics, there wasn't much she would be able to hide from his appreciating gaze. Without meaning to, he struggled again to remind himself that she wasn't actually human, yet her body seemed so much so. As heir to the throne, he more than his brothers had been expected to abstain from ever touching a woman, before they were married into the kingdom. His father had always told him a kingdom wouldn't follow a single man if he couldn't follow but a single woman. Because of such, he'd never publicly taken a consort. Such an absence had definitely taken it's toll on him, a matter his brothers could boast of.<br/><br/>"I must say Elara, if I were to be honest in the fullest with you, I would have expected a much more adverse response from you than what you've shown. I'd never have expected to be allowed into your personal chambers, taken to the bath, and given the view of yourself that you've provided me with. I dare say you've even gone beyond hospitality and kindness as of such. I doubt Ava would be as flirtatious as to accept me into her bath unclothed, and I must say I am quite happy it's you indulging in this adventure and not her." The soft, smooth skin of the vampiress in the bath so close to him definitely had it's effect on him, and while it wasn't much, he could feel his heart picking up in the slightest. Much of his fear that they'd had in the last bath wasn't present, and he looked at her more now with the eyes of a common man than the eyes of a diplomat. And he was seeing her more and more as just a woman, not a newly made Queen leading the forces that had warred against his own. The beasthood he'd seen in the fields of war were nothing like the graceful scene of Elara, bathing by his side.<br/><br/>Her touch on his thigh didn't hold the heat he was expecting, but it had the full effect he imagined she intended. His senses seemed very keen to follow her touch, the ripples her body made in the water. Although he had the control to not blatantly ogle the woman's form, even he had to admit it was one he found extremely appealing. The gentle squeeze of her hand sent a feeling through his spine, all the way to his inner mind. The setting of the magical waters rippling over them, the soft sounds of the splashing as they moved and just her proximity made him even wonder if she was trying to hide it. "If I were to venture even further than I have Elara, I'm thinking you've been enjoying having my company more than just as a treaty to end a war. With no ill offense intended, I'd even say you've been intentionally seductive." His smile grew almost into a challenge as if to match her flirtatious manner.