A quick dip

Sedna allowed her eyelids to slip half-closed as the warmth soaked through her coat and skin and eased the deep ache in her bones some. When the man spoke an ear flicked forward, noting the thick, but familiar accent. A smirk tugged at the corner of her lips, the corners of her eyes creasing ever so slightly, showing her mirth. The silver woman rose from the water, just a fraction, freeing her lips from beneath the waters surface. “Yer sayin’ yer wouldn’t enjoy it?” There was a teasing tilt to her head as she settled herself more comfortably in the warm water. Maybe company wasn’t so bad after all.

“Speech”