The rhythmic ripple of ocean waves played in her ears like sweet music. Grey eyes felt heavy as they watched the gentle undulation. The sun warmed her skin, and a breeze stirred the air, bringing the scent of salt up off the water.
Jewell had clearly died and gone to heaven.
Something suddenly dropped in front of her face, swinging there and refracting light brightly into her eyes. ?Gah!? she swatted it away like a kitten. ?What is this?? It was too close to focus on, so she tilted her head back to look up at the knight in annoyance.
It had only taken a half hour for Ishmerai to relent, lose his leathers, and put on a bathing suit. The fact that Sapphire had pushed him into the plunge pool fully clothed had probably sped up the process just a little bit. She had sweetly reassured him after that he was just as menacing in swim trunks as he was in battle leathers.
?It is your summoning crystal from the Lady Rayvinn. You forgot it on your nightstand.?
They both knew she hadn?t forgotten it at all.
Jewell sighed, grabbing the blue tinted crystal from him. ?You just want me to summon her here so you can sneak off together and make out.?
The knight smirked, neither confirming nor denying the fact. Then he walked away to join Sapphire; she was waving him over to the water, snorkeling gear for the two of them in her hand. She watched them prepare for their swim before looking at the crystal in her hand.
Giving an exaggerated sigh that no one was around to hear, she ran her finger over the surface to activate it with a touch of her energy. Then she spoke to it, mimicking some movie she had seen on Earth once a lifetime ago: ?Empress hailing Czarina. Beach party in progress. Presence required. Over.?
Jewell had clearly died and gone to heaven.
Something suddenly dropped in front of her face, swinging there and refracting light brightly into her eyes. ?Gah!? she swatted it away like a kitten. ?What is this?? It was too close to focus on, so she tilted her head back to look up at the knight in annoyance.
It had only taken a half hour for Ishmerai to relent, lose his leathers, and put on a bathing suit. The fact that Sapphire had pushed him into the plunge pool fully clothed had probably sped up the process just a little bit. She had sweetly reassured him after that he was just as menacing in swim trunks as he was in battle leathers.
?It is your summoning crystal from the Lady Rayvinn. You forgot it on your nightstand.?
They both knew she hadn?t forgotten it at all.
Jewell sighed, grabbing the blue tinted crystal from him. ?You just want me to summon her here so you can sneak off together and make out.?
The knight smirked, neither confirming nor denying the fact. Then he walked away to join Sapphire; she was waving him over to the water, snorkeling gear for the two of them in her hand. She watched them prepare for their swim before looking at the crystal in her hand.
Giving an exaggerated sigh that no one was around to hear, she ran her finger over the surface to activate it with a touch of her energy. Then she spoke to it, mimicking some movie she had seen on Earth once a lifetime ago: ?Empress hailing Czarina. Beach party in progress. Presence required. Over.?