So it<em>was</em>still there, after all! Arisa had been meaning to visit, at some point...But she'd simply never found the time. What with one thing or another - tending to her husband, and raising two beautiful children! - there'd been little chance for her to bask in the nostalgia of her brief but eventful adventuring career...<br/><br/>For the first time, a soft chuckle purred from her full lips - A flash of amusement in her deep blue eyes. This certainly wasn't the way she'd<em>intended</em>to take to the road once more, but there was a time and place for everything...And the need had<em>never</em>been greater-!<br/><br/>Still - Jacob was probably more familiar with the place than she was. And she could<em>hardly</em>visit in the clothes she was wearing...No, this would require a more appropriate outfit. An<em>older</em>outfit, so to speak...!<br/><br/>"You'll see," she said - Her lips curving in a slight smile, her hands clasped behind her back! Yes, Jacob could show her around...And it'd do to keep him out of trouble, for now. She couldn't help but feel a slight thrill of excitement course through her - And the vague thought that she was crossing a line, somehow!<br/><br/>"Would you care to meet me there?" Arisa said - "I won't be long...I'll explain everything to you, later."<br/><br/>Her smile lingered, her hand brushing lightly against his - "I promise."<br/><br/>---------------------<br/><br/>Her home wasn't<em>that</em>far from here - It was, after all, halfway between the Inn and the market...Easy enough to travel in either direction. But the spring in Arisa's step made the journey rather shorter...Even as she headed straight for the chest in the attic! It'd been a long time since she'd last opened it...Enough to sent a bittersweet sensation of nostalgia coursing through her, as she lifted her shield - And her swordbelt - from the dust-dry innards!<br/><br/>"-Right where I left you," Arisa murmured - Fabric rustled, as her dress slipped to the ground...Her slim fingers retrieving the white skirt, the blue tunic she'd worn off-duty...The tight leather creaking, as she laced up her bodice-! Did it feel a little tighter than usual? Perhaps - But she was glad to see that her body hadn't changed *that* much. It'd become fuller, curvier...But she was still in shape. Perhaps some blessing lingered upon her, still...<br/><br/>She ran slim fingers through her honey-blonde hair, shaking it out...A soft, shivery sigh purring from her full lips! For a moment, Arisa wished she had a mirror, to regard herself - But perhaps it was better this way...She wouldn't have time to change her mind.<br/><br/>Strangely, the thought that brought a little blush to her cheeks was -<em>I wonder what Jacob's going to think...</em>