[ A soft towel and cask of water aren't much of a debt to repay, but the generosity is still a surprise. In Faerie, any kindness would demand a price, large or small — a favor to be repaid, something of equal or greater value in exchange. The thought distracts her long enough to study him, as if she can puzzle out some angle.
Maybe there's none at all. Not everyone, she reminds herself, was raised in her world. She settles the towel over one shoulder, peering at the colors that flash through the water, before she sets herself to following suit and twisting the cap off. ]
Where I come from, only mortals use them.
[ It's a mistake, she's learning, to expect anyone else's world to closely resemble her own. Her lips purse, considering. ]
If you can't find a bath, make one. [ Like it's that easy, but if wild fey can do it just fine, this man should hardly have a difficult time. ] There are plenty of lakes and rivers and oceans for the taking. Just be certain there's nothing territorial lurking in them, first.
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Maybe there's none at all. Not everyone, she reminds herself, was raised in her world. She settles the towel over one shoulder, peering at the colors that flash through the water, before she sets herself to following suit and twisting the cap off. ]
Where I come from, only mortals use them.
[ It's a mistake, she's learning, to expect anyone else's world to closely resemble her own. Her lips purse, considering. ]
If you can't find a bath, make one. [ Like it's that easy, but if wild fey can do it just fine, this man should hardly have a difficult time. ] There are plenty of lakes and rivers and oceans for the taking. Just be certain there's nothing territorial lurking in them, first.