<strong>Wasteland, five miles outside of Briar Rose.  An abandonded barn</strong><br/><br/>He didn't really think his clothes needed mending that much.  They really needed washing, but bathing and washing clothes was a luxury from another age.  However, he recognized that Marie was trying to be useful.  So he decided to go along with her.<br/><br/>"Fine, but don't ruin our supper."<br/><br/>He took off his leather armor.  His undershirt was a men's sweatshirt, a size too small so it stretched over his frame.  It was wearing at the collars where the armor rubbed and could probably use some padding there.  He stripped it off and handed it to Marie.  That exposed his chest.  He had hard muscle there and on his arms.  Bowhunting to survive was good for working the upper body.  It took more than arm muscles to pull a bow.<br/><br/>"Here you can get started on my shirt."<br/><br/>He removed his leggings next.  He was wearing a pair of thermal underwear under them that were ratty at the bottom, but otherwise in good repair.  He looked at the clothes they'd liberated from the men who'd captured Marie.  He found a pair of paints that would work.  He glanced at Marie before he changed.  She was cooking and sewing and waiting for his underwear.  He was aware of her eyes on him, but wasn't going to be too modest.  They were living in closed quarters.  He'd already seen her naked, dressed and undressed her for that matter.  He stripped on down to full nude and handed her his thermal underwear.  Naked his legs were as well muscled as his chest.  His left leg was marked by multiple pink splashes of scar tissue, but looked otherwise healthy.<br/><br/>He handed them to Marie, keeping his eyes locked on hers.  "Here you go."<br/><br/>He dressed in the large pants he'd found from one her captors.  Oddly he was now aware of Marie as a woman.  Despite handling her naked he hadn't really been aware of her as sexual for the past few days.  She'd been a victim, too close to the all the female corpses of his loved ones that he'd had to buried.  Now, she was alive again and Marie was certainly a woman and an attractive one at that.<br/><br/>