Taking note of her blushing made Rydag smile, â€œWell it was a dance of like the mating dance that my people did at their joining ceremonies. I have changed it over the years though....â€ he explains to her. â€œYou are rather...â€ he pauses to think about the proper word, â€œfast on your feet?â€  he chuckled and sighed, â€œOne would think that after so many years of being alive I would have a perfect grasp of your language. Still it was most enjoyable to move with you and against you just now...â€ his voice low and sincere as he gazed into her eyes.<br/><br/><span style="font-weight: bold">Amelia chuckled a bit. "I do try to learn fairly fast. I'm glad I could catch on though it..." she paused and looked up to see his eyes meeting hers. "...rather enjoyable for me as well." Her last few words came out slowly with a few pauses in between, losing grip of what she was saying.<br/></span><br/>Reaching for her hand to take into his own, â€œLet me show you somethingâ€ he said to her.<br/><br/><span style="font-weight: bold">She took his hand and laced her fingers between his. "What is it you wish to show me?"</span><br/><br/>Not saying anything further he just lead her along, away from the others who had begun to dance again. Heading back toward the small pool of water that was fed by the waterfall, he pauses at its edge and looks to her with a smile â€œYou mind about getting a little wet?â€<br/><br/><span style="font-weight: bold">Amelia gave him a confused look and then looked at herself. "Well I'm certainly not dressed for the occasion but I could use an adventure." She grinned flirtatiously at him.</span><br/><br/>Stepping closer to her, the same smile ever present on his lips â€œWell the idea is to not exactly be dressed at all...â€ his tone soft yet teasing as he reached up and lightly fingered the collar of her dress. â€œClothing can in the way of many pleasurable activities...â€ the double meaning there on the end of his words and in the sparkle in his eyes.<br/><br/><span style="font-weight: bold">She looked at him oddly. "I'm not removing everything. This is only the first date." She smiled and started to unbutton the dress.</span><br/><br/>Ry just smiled at her words, â€œOf courseâ€ is his only response though her using the word date did make him rather excited. While dating was not something he and his people did he had gotten an explanation of what that meant. Turning his back he gave her some privacy, even if he would have preferred to watch, he was not about to make her uncomfortable with his appreciating of her body. Instead he went to the edge of the water and dove in. Being already shirtless there was little else he could remove without being completely in the nude. This was the first date after all so he was not going to be taking everything off.<br/><br/><span style="font-weight: bold">As he turned around she slipped off her dress and stepped out of her shoes and strung off her pantyhose. Now she was left in her cream, high waisted underwear and bra. "Well then, where are we going?" She asked him as she pulled up her hair.<br/></span><br/>Ry turned to look back at her, his eyes taking in her peculiar undergarments. No matter how long he had live and all that he had seen and learned there were somethings that still perplexed him. Like there need to wear clothes under their clothes. The women of his tribe only ever wore a band of leather across her breasts, to keep them in place while hunting. They never wore anything on their lower half except when they were having their cycle. Still he did find it appealing as it accented the beauty that was the female body.<br/><br/>â€œYou have to get in the water first...â€ he says with grin.<br/><br/><span style="font-weight: bold">She stepped into the water and felt the chill go through her body. "It's a bit cold." She waded out to him and her body slowly accepted the cold and matched the temperature. "So where are we going?</span><br/><br/>â€œThis wayâ€ he says turning and treading the water easily toward the waterfall, ducking under it and disappearing behind it. â€œCome on!â€he called from the other side.<br/><br/><span style="font-weight: bold">Confused she shrugged and followed anyway. 'I wonder what could possibly lie hidden back there.' She thought to herself as she slowly waded through the water. She came to the waterfall and took a deep breath. "This is going to be very cold." Then ducked and stepped through, just as he had done. On the other side of the waterfall she looke up at him and waited.</span><br/><br/>He smiled and swam backwards so that he could keep his eyes on her, â€œI almost thought you might have....chickened out? I think that is the phraseâ€ he teased before turning and then pulling himself up onto a wooden platform. â€œHere..â€ he offered to help her up out of the water to site beside him. â€œI made this place shortly after finding this place...â€ he began to explain. â€œIt gives me the privacy that everyone needs sometime....yet,â€ he nods to the waterfall, â€œI can still see the rest worldâ€<br/><br/><span style="font-weight: bold">"Chicken out? I don't think so. I made a breakthrough for women of the world, why would I chicken out at a waterfall?" She laughed and grabbed the offered hand and stood up onto the platform. She looked around and let out a deep breath. "I see what you mean by privacy. This is incredible!"</span><br/><br/>Watching her excitement made him smile, â€œYou know there is a light that comes to your face when you are excited about something....â€ he said facing her, his hand reaching up slowly to cup the side of her face before leaning down slowly as if to kiss her, yet he paused, â€œI believe kisses are allowed on the first date...â€<br/><br/><span style="font-weight: bold">She grinned at him and felt a little red creep into her cheeks. Then she paused. She thought about what her life might be like if she finally accepted that her husband was gone forever. No pain come to her when she though of him and no guilt clouded her mind. She looked back up to Rydag. "It depends on the girl. For me, well I believe that a kiss on the first date is acceptable." She smiled with a small laugh.</span><br/><br/>Rydag smiled before closing the distance, his lips just making contact with her own when there came a loud single blaring of a horn. Sighing Rydag leaned back with regret, â€œI fear our date has to endâ€ his hand was still cupping the side of her face as he looked into her eyes.  â€œThat was the warning signal from those on watch....â€ with  sad smile he turns and lowers himself back into the water.<br/><br/>â€œAnother time...hopefully....â€ of course he meant another time alone with her. â€œYou can stay here if you wish as this would be safest....but given how I know you are I expect you to notâ€ he says with a grin before diving under the water to rejoin the others.<br/><br/>By the time he had exited the water his people were already a flutter with excitement and action. Orders being shouted as fires were dosed, children removed to the safety of huts, weapons being passed out, as what had been practiced and rehearsed went into action flawlessly. Rydag was soon beside Cris who passed him his spear without even looking at him.<br/><br/>â€œSo?â€ Cris asked his eyes intently focused on the ridges above.<br/><br/>â€œAlmost kissedâ€ Rydag said his happiness at that development in his voice.<br/><br/>â€œNiceâ€ Cris says in approve as he cocked his gun when there came a soft whistle like a bird.<br/><br/>There was no more time to talk as shouts suddenly broke through the silence as the attack began. Fires that had been snuffed were suddenly blazing to life, blinding their attackers and allowing for the defenders to see their attackers. The fight ended nearly as soon as it began, with some of the defenders wounded but only minor wounds. A couple of attackers laid dead on the floor, most of them had escaped to return into the night where they had come.<br/><br/>â€œCheck and make sure none of us were taken! Tend to our wounded! Keep the fires burning hot!â€ Rydag called out orders before going in search of Amelia.