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| Krris awoke, and realized Muz-Ra wasn't with him and holding him. Apparently she had risen before him. He was a little surprised that he missed that, but the scent of her was still in the room and on his body, so he washed and dressed and went to breakfast where Muz-Ra and Ubergard were talking in quiet voices. He stopped just out of sight when he heard them, wondering what they were talking about. | |

| He heard Muz-Ra's voice, quiet but easily discernible.

"...not all of them. They have an awfully wide range of body types, you know."

"So I've heard. But I thought that part was supposed to have some sort of spiky things."

"Some do, some don't. I think it's just the unusual nature of those with them that gets all the rumors going. I prefer without myself, but I'm easily stimulated."

"I like his. It's cute. It makes me so..." | |

| He decided this would be a good time to make his entrance before he heard too much. They turned to him with wide grins as he walked into the room and he couldn't stop his tail from bushing out.

"Good morning Krris!" Ubergard greeted him happily.

That enthusiasm he didn't expect. "Good morning Ubergard. Good morning Red." Where's everyone else?

Muz-Ra laughed. "Krris, it's 11 o'clock! Cheetah and Udaran went to the Tails for a photo shoot. The others have gone into town long ago." | |

| "Eleven o'clock?! I'm so sorry Uber! I'll go make the rounds right now!"

"Relax, Krris. I've already done it. I understand you were up late last night."

Krris shot a worried look at Muz-Ra.

"Don't worry Krris. I want and need no details. But I understand things are going well?"

"Yes, I think so anyway."

"Red does too," Ubergard said, nodding to Muz-Ra. "But I would like to get some weapons practice in. Are you up for some sparring again?"

"Definitely! Let's go. I'm feeling a bit... aggressive. I should work that out." | |

| Later...

"So, have I worked out that aggressiveness you were talking about earlier?" Ubergard asked, standing over Krris as he lay flat on his back at her feet.

"Never!" he laughed, then winced. "But... maybe for now."

She helped him get to his feet.

"Would you consider sharing a bath?" | |

| It wasn't the first time they had shared a bath after a particularly strenuous workout, but it had always been somewhat uncomfortable for him before. Now he found himself looking forward to a bath with this woman who regularly trounced him in their practices.

"Yes, please! It will help with healing the bruises."

"You know I never hold back, Krris."

"..and you know I'd never have it any other way. One day though." | |

| As they climbed the steps to the small pool by the lover's tree outside, Krris found he couldn't help but anticipate seeing Ubergard's body again. Had he always been this interested in seeing her naked before?

"Aggressiveness has it's place, Krris," Ubergard was saying as she took off her boots, "But you need to moderate that with patience. You are already better than I am with a sword. I beat you only because I could count on you to make the first move." | |

| Krris followed her appreciatively as they stepped into the pool.

"Well, the size of your axe might have something to do with that too!" he protested. | |

| "That's tr...AHHH!!!! Damn this never gets any easier!" Ubergard screeched as she lowered herself into the too-cool water.

"Plus, you never seem to get tired," Krris went on, knowing full well that the temperature was doing him no favors in the maleness department and happy to get himself out of view. | |

| "Oh, I get tired alright. I'll need to tell you the story of my battle with Sampson sometime. He wore me out completely, and he's a human!"

"How did he manage that?"

"Speed. Dodging. He used the weight of my axe against me. Every time I swung it, he would just waste my energy by getting out of it's way. You try to parry my blows, and you should. But he was fast. He was completely out of my arc before I began. Then it was all I could do to reverse the swing and parry his return attack. And he did it in full armor mind you!" | |

| "Do you think I could do that?"

"Not at this point, Krris. He's got muscles like you wouldn't believe. Don't feel bad, you've not had his years of training. But you are smaller than he was too and that should make it easier for you.Tomorrow, let's try with me as the aggressor. But instead of trying to parry my attacks, see if you can get out of the weapon's range completely. It will be a good goal. We'll keep with the light armor. That'll help." | |

| "I'd really like to become a match for you someday."

Ubergard smiled at him as she climbed out of the bath. "I'd like that too!"

Krris looked at her in confusion, then understood the unintended double entendre. "Oh! I'm working on it."

Ubergard bent to pick up something underneath the bench when she heard him behind her. Turning around, she saw him looking at her. No, not her - he was staring straight at her ass with a look she'd not seen before. She'd never noticed him stealing glances like that before. She also noticed something else unusual... something unusually hard.

She laughed with joy inside, but put on a stern face before confronting him... | |