Recovering, he averted his eyes with a look of annoyance and approached the bath. I froze as he dipped one of his fingers into the water by my hip. The water nearest to the tip of his forefinger rippled, and the temperature rose to steaming within ten seconds. I groaned, resting back. “I finally see a point for Drae.” He choked, and I cracked open an eye to check if the sound was somehow laughter.

