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Saberlin gave her one of his leopard-like smirks, oozing a bit of arrogance. "I captured it when I was swimming over to give the camera to you. We should put this one in a frame" he remarked, grabbing a honey soy chicken leg and starting on that. He had finished the crab easily, having worked up somewhat of an appetite after swimming. Saberlin was enjoying this picnic, happy to be spending time with his wife, sharing the simple things together. He was looking forward to exploring the town afterwards too.

Saberlin's expression turned slightly thoughtful, his ears tweaking a little as he spoke. "Hmm, how about straight after we finish lunch? We should go back to the room and get changed then I can drive us into town so we can look around. I noticed a lot of unique shops on the way here. And besides, I don't think we can carry around these bunches of seaweed and shells" he laughed. Seaweed could have a strong odour even when it stayed in the water. "That is, if you aren't feeling too tired. We can take a rest first if you like" He wasn't sure how much Fern would be able to take. As the twins grew bigger, they seemed to sap some of her energy.

After they finished their delicious picnic lunch down to the frozen grapes and watermelon, he helped to pack most of the beach things away, leaving the umbrella up until last so that Fern would be safely under the shade. Saberlin had a slight tan from being in the sun for a few hours but fortunately no sunburn.

Pullng the umbrella out of the sand finally, he shook it off and refolded it, collapsing it into a small, crumpled bundle. "There, that's all of it. Oh, don't worry about the seaweed my flower. I was planning to hang it outside over the balcony railing. It will dry quickly out in the sun and fresh air." Picking up the beach bag and slinging it over his shoulder, he got ready to walk back along the beach to their room.

((Wow, your aquarium looks nice, Kyubii! 3nodding It's pretty... *_* Lol. ))

Walking back across the sandy beach, he was grateful there was a brisk sea breeze to hide the very faint blush on his face as he answered her. "Well, I am going to take different samples from it and send them back to the lab for experiments. I was thinking of doing some examination of the structure and health properties myself..." Which meant that he'd have to have something to examine them with, which was the reason there was a small, high powered microscope and a few other instruments in his suitcase. Which also meant that Saberlin was once again being his old workaholic self and bringing his job with him when they were supposed to be on holiday. Fern was always able to find out what he was up to somehow!

Saberlin felt a jolt of guilt at that. How did she know?!

Uh oh, that sigh wasn't a good thing either...and the way she said his name. His leopard ears had caght the low mutter.

Sighing himself, he gave in. "Ah, on the other hand, perhaps I shall send them all to the lab instead. I can always investigate more when we get back" he reasoned, trying to fix the situation. Looking up, he saw they had arrived back at the inn and moved closer to the main doors, causing them to swish open.

Seeing the frown on his lovely wife's face, Saberlin felt even worse.

He had told himself he would just pack the microscope...but he wasn't really going to USE it. He would just pack it and then, if anything happened to come up, it might come in handy. Besides, it was only studying seaweed samples, right? And his laptop...well, that was out of battery right now, so it was okay...

But another quick glance at Fern's expression told him no. He was being unfair again. This was supposed to be thier time together.

Unable to stand seeing her sad, Saberlin kissed her cheek as he closed the door to their room, having opened it for her to enter first. He could taste salt from the seawater residue on her skin. "I apologise my flower. I promise not to use the microscope after all. In fact, I'll give it into your safekeeping." he offered, seeing as he was unable to help himself.

Accepting the kiss, Saberlin shook his head, smiling apologetically at her whilst he ran a hand through his platinum spikes. "At least we have been having a good time so far. I suppose that counts for something" he replied, putting the beach bag down in the kitchen area, where any sand could be swept up easily from the white tiles.

He nodded when she said she was going to have a bath. "Alright, I'll take the shower afterwards then. Take as long as you need" he smiled, getting a glass of water and sitting down at the table. He was a little thirsty after the sun and the sea. He had taken one sip when she reminded him about the seaweed. "Oh, right, of course! Thanks for reminding me. I thought something was beginning to smell strange"

Saberlin stood, sprinkling stray bits of sand and went over to the bag, picking out the slimy strands of water plants. He then carried them outside and draped them carefully one by one over the railing of the balcony, where they flapped slightly in the wind.