Closed Watching the Water

[Elodie Wynshaw]

Elodie was humming softly, laying on a blanket she'd brought with her and just watching the wind rippling over the lake. It was a nice day, the sun just warm enough without being too hot. She was laid out on her belly, her feet in the air behind her. Her chin rested on her folded hands and she was just enjoying herself. She'd heard that there was an eel in the lake- maybe if she was lucky, she could get a glimpse of it. She tried not to shut her eyes, even if the peace was generally trying to lull her into a nice nap.

 

[Oskar Strom]

Oskar was starting to find he really enjoyed the lake. For better or worse it was one of the only places that almost reminded him of home. Any place the felt connected to nature calmed him a bit, and the quiet compared to the rest of the castle helped too. He walked around the lake humming to himself. After getting caught talking to himself before he kept the stories he would usually recite in his head this time. He paused and picked up a rock. He had seen people skip rocks before but he didn't really know how to do it. So he tried to mimic the movements he saw before and threw the rock into the water. Something he had done must have been wrong because it made a loud plop as it landed. He was pretty sure he was alone but he looked over both shoulders to make sure. Much to his dismay, he wasn't alone and saw a girl who looked like she might be sleeping. "Sorry about that." he muttered.

 

[Elodie Wynshaw]

Despite her best efforts, Elodie had dozed off a little bit anyways. At least she had, until a sound she didn't recognize woke her up. She stretched, yawning, and rolled a bit, giving the boy that spoke to her a sleepy smile. "No, that's alright," She murmured, enjoying the feeling of the sun on her skin as she lounged there. She felt like her hair was perhaps a bit messy, but she ignored that, too. "I didn't mean to fall asleep. I should thank you, really," She chuckled.

 

[Oskar Strom]

Oskar had silently hoped that maybe she would sleep through his awkward failure but that didn't seem to be the case. He winced as she seemed to wake up and look at him. In his head he thought about stories of sleeping dragons or trolls and for a moment he considered running or trying to hide. But she wasn't some creature that would eat him, she was just a girl. At least she didn't seem angry and he nodded in her direction. But he was caught off guard when she thanked him. "Sure." he said slowly. "I guess it isn't the most comfortable place to sleep." he added, half attempting a joke.