(Isla)
Caius and I walked back to our quarters together. The afternoon had settled quietly over the pack house, and neither of us was in any hurry to get anywhere. My thoughts were still on the training ground, and I already knew I'd be thinking about it for the rest of the day. I wasn't sure I'd ever look at a simple symbol the same way again.
When we stepped inside, I closed the door behind us and looked at him.
"I think we've earned a shower."
A smile spread across his face.
"I think we have too."
I walked over and slipped my arms around his waist.
"Together?"
"I was hoping you'd ask."
I laughed.
"I thought you might."
We headed toward the bathroom together, letting the warm water wash away the dust from the training ground. By the time we finished and changed into clean clot
