there's a ghost in my lungs

@apogeaned​

❛   skinny dipping .   go  skinny  dipping  with  my  muse .

THE NIGHT IS WARM AND THE WATER COOL. She’d found the secluded pond when scouting the area to set up camp and knew immediately what she wanted to do. Once the others had gone to bed ( with Shale on vigilant watch ) , Krishna informed the golem where she would be going and set off. Ten minutes later , she is sitting with her feet in the water and her armor in a neat pile beside her.

The longer she rests there , the muggier the air becomes. Evidently her clothes will be joining the rest of her things. The Warden stands with the intent of fully submerging just as footsteps sound in the brush behind her. She turns and pauses long enough to see Loghain emerge from between the trees. Perhaps it’s the preexisting desire to jump into the water ( or perhaps something else she will not name ) but she does not hesitate in speaking.

❝ I was just about to get in. ❞ She grasps the bottom of her shirt and turns back to the pond. ❝ Care to join me ? ❞

“You should not travel out here alone, there are things other than Darkspawn that hunt here.” he admonished mildly, approaching her in a few easy strides.

With one more look around he was satisfied for the moment they would not be ambushed, and even if they were he had no doubt that between the two of them they could take most attackers. He slowly undid the belt that held his blade and carefully set it upon the ground before removing his own shirt, folding it neatly and resting it over a low hanging branch to retrieve once he got out. He allowed his gaze to linger on her back for a moment before he began in on the laces of his pants, toeing his boots off into a neat pile.