Joie de vivre is something Leila admires enormously in people, and Sol--or Ambrose--expresses it in such a way that it's always clear to her, always fascinating to watch. She studies him with a small smile, dark eyes lit up in as much as they can be, and says, "It suits you."
In a deliberate echo of what he said to her a few moments ago. Leila sinks under the water, hoping getting thoroughly into it will help her adjust to the temperature; when she comes back up she slides her hands through her hair, too, and tips herself easily into a backfloat, eyes closed.
[ location :: the forest ]
In a deliberate echo of what he said to her a few moments ago. Leila sinks under the water, hoping getting thoroughly into it will help her adjust to the temperature; when she comes back up she slides her hands through her hair, too, and tips herself easily into a backfloat, eyes closed.