I like long walks on the beach

She didn’t realize it but she did relax easily against Roman’s form beneath the waves. Lilith relaxed, the tension left her muscles and the worries drifted from her head and heart. There wasn’t anything but the breeze, the water, and Roman with her. He affirmed her guess, he had grown up by the ocean, practically lived in the shallows as a young boy. She could see his thoughts shift to the land of his birth, of memories long past and lands he would never step foot on again. Silence settled between them as Roman continued to wade through the clear waters, carrying her along with him like she weighed nothing. Really in the water she didn’t. She didn’t need to tell him that even living so close to the ocean she was almost always cooped up as a child. Not by choice but necessity. She had been incredibly ill as a girl, and bringing her out to the beach would have been too much for her frail body.

They waded closer and closer to the shore, Roman managed to pick up a bit of the seaweed he had promised her on the way. She very nearly slipped off his back when the water started to leave her back exposed to the sunshine. She shifted slightly, but almost instinctively he moved to keep her balance on his back. She clung a little tighter as he lifted her and his own body from the ocean. She felt the weight of the water drag her down and she was suddenly suspended fully on Roman’s broad back. She fit there snugly, and he had no trouble bearing her weight.

She clung to him as he pulled them up onto the sand and he lowered himself so she might find her feet once more. Lilith felt herself sorely tempted to kiss his cheek as she returned her paws beneath her. There was still a hesitancy though, an uncertainty in showing him such affection. It was a big step and no matter how much she wanted to show her appreciation for this, for everything he did for her, she did not follow through.

The girl lifted herself to silvery paws and Romulus was swift to lift himself from the sand afterwards. The small granules stuck to his fur and coated him where he had been laying. Living by the ocean sand was usually everywhere, but it was particularly bad on the beach. Ruby eyes looked back up to his face from the sand that clung to his body like the ocean wetted fur that clung to him. He was struck just as she was now, admiring the unfettered glance at the well muscled form beneath soft silver fur.

He pulled her from her daze just as she did for him and he returned to their original plan, they were going to have a spar here on the beach. Her expression hardened into a mischievous grin at the suggestion. "I’m ready.” She replied with a wicked look, lowering her head and allowing her body to fall into a fighter’s stance. Her earlier thoughts were easily pushed to the side, she was far from a confident girl. Lillith was a realist and she knew there wasn’t much chance of winning against him. Like when Artorias fought her in the ring, there had been a tiny chance she could have seen him knocked from the ring, but it was nearly astronomical.

Lil was used to having fun with Romulus though, she knew she could tease him like this and he would play right along with her. "Prepare to eat sand.” Lilith warned him and then immediately rushed into her attack. She knew he was far stronger than she was, but Lillith would try to use her speed against him. With her amusement obvious in the way she grinned as she opened her mouth to lash out. She aimed to sly past his shoulders and offer him a nip to the thigh before continuing past him so he wasn’t able to land an attack of his own.

Lillith vs Romulus for spar
Round 1 of 2
Age: 1+
Size: Medium
Build: Light
Skills: Advanced Fighter & Advanced Healer

"Speech"