Standing in a timeless dream

There had been a time when Gil would have fought, argued, and detested the idea of handing over the Raiders to anyone but himself and Modesty. But with every push, there came a shove, and with much, much consideration, he had sided with Modesty that the girls were a good fit. The three oldest daughters seemed to settle into their roles just fine, better than he had anticipated. Had he and Modesty actually raised a few them well enough? That thought had been surprising all on its own.

With the surprise came relaxation. Came time enough to heal, to recover, to get better. To be the old Gil once more. Getting hit with a rock on the back of his head had both helped and not helped. Something about him was more normal than he had been in ages. He reveled in it, enjoying how comfortable it felt to be around Modesty once more. To not be paranoid, to not be so... off.

And now that he was cleaned of the slime, healed mostly from the hit to his head, he was getting into shape. Traveling the nearby lands with his not-wife was doing him good. Enjoying the clean, cool near-Winter air now that the sky appeared to be changing back to normal. Keeping close to her, wandering slowly across the dunes, he followed wherever she went. There was no end goal other than to just be around each other, enjoy each other's company. What a pleasant thought. To be able to just... be young again.

Returning Modesty's smile as they crested the hill that allowed them to see the Oasis, he returned her raised brow with a wink of his own. "Appears we get this place all to ourselves tonight," he murmured gently, nudging her cheek with his nose before trotting off down the hill and toward the water. It wouldn't take long to approach the shore, his toes dipping into the shallows, sending shivers up his spine. It sure did get cold in the desert at night.

"Do we take a swim first or enjoy some other activities first?" Gil teased, a flirty smile upon his slate lips as he lifted a paw to splash some water in her direction.

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