Castitas sighed, letting out a breathless laugh. "I don't know, I just feel like this all connects to the storm... the orb, all of it." She blushed, feeling overheated as Markus held her hands. She had a hard time moving with him wrapped around her, feeling weak from his touch. After he complimented her, for no reason since he did all the work, She smiled, sitting there trying to calm her heart from jumping out of her chest. She wanted to thank him but only a squeak came out, instead, she gestured towards the creek, grabbing a fresh clothes and heading there in a hurry to avoid embarrassing herself anymore.
She huffed when she sat at the edge of the rocky stream out of sight, wading her feet in it as the tension building up inside her released. She undressed herself, sitting in the cold water as it pushed onto her, washing away the blood. She shivered, goosebumps rising on her smooth skin. "He really is nice..." She told herself. "I'm sure he'll save the princess and marry her and-" She tried not to cry at the thought, even though she forced herself to think of him with anyone but her.