make me feel brand new

Sparhawk was glad when she joined him in the water. Poem continued to surprise him. She wasn't dirty, but she entered the water with him anyway. Blue water rushed downstream and Sparhawk was clean once more. He didn't get out of the water just yet though. He would stay in as long as she did. Poem ducked under and the man's ears perked, waiting for her to surface. She did a moment later and he relaxed again, that easy smile on his maw.

At her words of their progress, the man chuckled and went to sit in the shallows. "Should we slow down?" He joked with her. It was obvious that he was enjoying his time spent with her. "You are an exceptional woman, Po-em. I enjoy our time spending together." He felt the need to compliment her. She was so... easy. Easy to be around. He didn't have to pretend. With Poem, he was simply Sparhawk. It was almost funny how quickly they'd taken to one another. There was still a bit of shyness on her part, but that was understandable and he didn't hold it against her.

Sparhawk leaped atop a large, flat rock. The sun beat down from up above and quickly began to sap the water from his pelt. The surface was large enough for Poem to join him if she wished and he really hoped that she did. Once they were dry, they could resume their leisurely trek back to Poem's home. He would see her to her doorstep and already he knew that he would promise to call upon her again.