dulein. * ALDUIN, THE WORLD EATER.
he narrows his eyes . this is the first he has heard of being bathe and while he was unconscious? ❝ bathe me while i am unconscious again ? ❞ he grunts , a rumble in his throat , AND DRAWS HIS BACK STRAIGHTER . there is no possibility of his going toward the river , so he turns from it instead , lips pursed , a dark scowl in his brow . ❝ no . ❞
“ YOU DIDN’T HEAR THAT. ” thankfully, it seemed all he was going to do about it was pout at her. the expression upon his face would be intimidating, perhaps, to anyone else--- but to her, she couldn’t help but roll her eyes. he did this every time ---- turn away from the problem, and perhaps it would go away. if he could not kill it, or light it on fire, he was going to ignore it. figures.
valvossa sighed. part of her contemplated knocking him over the head with the broad side of her sword while he was turned.
instead, she approached slowly, closely, lingering around his shoulder like an unwanted but docile pest. “ you can’t keep counting on the rain to keep you clean, you s’wit. ” there was a pause, and then she grinned, all sharp teeth and sharp edges as she nudged at his shoulder playfully. “ maybe we don’t need to go to the river. i have another idea. you’ll like it ---- if you just give it a chance. ” she continued in a soft, perhaps knowing sing-song. “ it’’s waa~aarm. ”
