The ship had been docked for a few days, and being so painfully close to the water was making Selaerys envious of even the workers who hauled cargo to shore since at least they got to feel the lapping waves on their ankles. Given, these were stranger tides. She’s only ever seen land from miles away, and even that, the small island was far away from where they were now. Still, there was no place she felt more at home than the water for obvious reasons. The question that lingered in her mind was Ariel... What was he? He made it very clear that he was in charge of her the night they captured her, but surely he was no longer her captor? He could not be the man charged with watching her if he was the same man she made love to nearly each night.
Both had always been rather early to rise when they were on board his ship, but Selaerys found that she slept a while longer while in this new bed... Still small by anyone else’s standards, but Ella had only ever slept in the flattened alternative to a mattress that Ariel had in the ship. A small slab of hay covered in burlap. But this bed was... springy? Springy and far softer to the point that Ella sunk into in a bit. On top of it all was a cloud like square for their heads, something she would need to take with her when they had to go back to the ship. If they had to go back, that was.
But she woke before him, naked and warm from Ariel sleeping so peacefully beside her. The sun was high though and Ella had her mind set on what she wanted. Her lips kissed his, then his jaw and neck before returning to scatter more on his face. One thing she noticed was how Ariel seemed to always be excited for her, even in his sleep... It happened before they even had sex and she wondered by the man got so hard before he was even conscious, but now she felt welcomed to help herself to it. Today wasn’t one of those days though since a question was rearing to be asked. The moment his eyes open, she kissed his lips again. “I want to swim...” she spoke, voice soft as if he might be upset with her.
Needless to say, he agreed on one condition and she happily accepted. An hour later, the two were at this cove he mentioned and she was walking with a little bounce in herself. The moment they were alone in that isolated cove, she slid off that skirt and his shirt he gave her to wear, setting the clothing aside and looking towards him with a grin on her face. “Will you be swimming with me?”
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