His head turned when she mentioned taking a bath, nodding as he looked around again.  If she had wanted privacy, there was no better place to go to bathe - only two people knew about it... well, of their own kind it seemed - and no one would disturb her.  "I hadn't thought of that.  Lord knows I need to bathe..." he laughed.  Most people didn't even notice other's body odor anymore - people were just starting to bathe and had long gotten used to the smell.  But he looked back to the water and sighed.<br/><br/>His head popped to her when she apologized, "No!  Its okay.  I'd rather you meet someone nice.  Today is a big window... Drael could have meant this afternoon or early this morning.  I'm sure she'll come.  I believe you."  The last words were almost too heavy with honesty - a marked difference from his normal words - to make it from his mouth to her ears.  He smiled, "There are worse places to rest and just enjoy a nice day."<br/><br/>He looked back at the water and then back to her.  "Want to swim?"  It was lighthearted and something he'd never offered before.  Enjoying the waves of the ocean was one thing, but swimming was an entirely different matter.  He might not have to, but for Valla she'd have to strip out of her dress and wear nothing...