Rian posed the question to Deet one evening while they were getting ready to retire to bed.
“So…. I don’t suppose they have lakes and things like that down in Grot, do they?”
She had turned to him while in the middle of trying (and failing) to tame her unruly hair with a brush gifted to her by Brea from a name day past.
“Oh! Well, we do have underground lakes and aquifers, but they’re mostly used for collecting drinking water and such. Us Grottans don’t really do a lot of swimming, heh. Though it does sound like it’d be a lot of fun.”
She tilted her head curiously. “Why do you ask Rian?”
At the time, he has only given her a cryptic response of “Oh, just curious….” and for the most part, she brushed it off as just that - curiosity. Well, it was partially true. Rian hadbeen curious, and since getting his answer, he had put a plan into motion.
One that would hopefully put a smile on Deet’s face.
After finding a day where neither was too busy with other responsibilities, he surprised her with an impromptu trip to a nearby lake that was overlooked by rolling green hills and wildflower beds as far as the eye could see. It was the perfect location for a brief afternoon getaway. Judging by the look on Deet’s face as she took in the scenery around her, she felt the same way.
Rian felt a smile tug at his lips. He hadn’t even told her about the picnic basket he had hidden away among the grove of trees that grew near the lakeshore yet, but decided to hold off on that particular surprise a bit longer. For the moment, he simply stood there and drank in the sight of her petite form standing amongst the tall flowers that grew to reach her hips.
“You look lovely today…”
Deet finally turned to meet his gaze, and seconds later a bright red blush sprung up on her green tinted cheeks.
“Thank you Rian. Hehe, you look quite lovely today too.”
Rian laughed softly, not yet realizing a bit of red had surfaced on his face as well.
“Come, the day is young,” he extended a hand for her to take, “let’s enjoy it.”
Deet smiled, carefully weaving through the flowers to lace her fingers with Rian’s.
“Lead the way….” she poked his nose playfully, “skybaby.”
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