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"Look, I.. don't like being touched. " That was technically the truth, as long as he wasn't wearing heavy clothing. But wearing them during the hotter months always drew more suspicion then he cared to endure.

He started to commit the way they were taking to memory so he could leave on his own if and when he could. It wasn't bad, for a cave-like dwelling.

"I'm Kamenwati, if you were wondering."

"Rubi," she replied in a nonchalant yawn. He'd told her his name, so why shouldn't she do the same? "And that's a shame," she added with a chuckle. She was just teasing, of course. But he wouldn't know that.

It wouldn't take them long before the sound of rushing water would greet the two pairs of ears, and soon enough they would enter a smaller cavern where waterfalls trickled from the walls, forming something of a moat around the center piece, a large flat rock. It looked like Rubi, or another dragon, had dug out around the rock themselves, specifically to form something of a bath/washroom.

"Nice touch." He says quietly, leaning against the wall as he looked around. If he had been alone and hadn't been soaked by yesterday's storm he would have been tempted to wash in such a secluded place. Perhaps he would stay here for a bit if she let him. To heal and rest.

"Are you living here alone?"

"Yes," she answered softly, stepping onto the smooth flat rock and proceeding to step into the moat with a single foot, lowering the rest of herself into the water slowly. It was certainly deeper than it looked. The dragoness was able to sink all the way up to her chest, emitting a rolling purr in chest. She spread her wings, starting to wet her hands and drag them over the flesh of her wings slowly. Grooming oneself was common practice for a dragon, and Rubi especially loved to keep her scales clean.

He watched in silence, a little unsure if he should be, but she had not told him to leave or turning around. An itch he had to ignore spread along his back, giving him a welcome distraction from realizing he was seeing a female bathe in front of him, even it was a dragon who could rip him apart easily at the moment.

She took such care of her wings, and did so gladly if he was interpreting the purring sound correctly. She most be a strong flier, proud and capable of backing up that pride with skill. He envied her ability to fly so freely...

"I apologize if my last question caused any discomfort. I just didn't want to be caught off guard."

The dragoness snerked, eying the boy as she continued to drag deft clawed fingers over her scales. She didn't think anything of bathing in front of him. After all, she lacked basic mammalian attractions, even if she could be classified as 'humanoid'.

"No, I get'cha," she replied, grinning while she washed over her arms with focus and care.

"How long have you been here?" He asks after a few moments of silence, looking around a bit more from his place by the wall. "it does seem like a nice place."

Rubine paused in her washing to blink out of the corner of her eye, staring at the man for a moment. "Since birth," she answered.

he nodded, mind going back to his own birthplace and remembering the happiness that seemed so brief to him now. Why had that time have to end?

"Do you ever get lonely, being here by yourself? I have to travel a lot, and I know I do..."