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Varro and Varrosk weren't the only ones who had decided they were in need of a bath that day. Unaware of the Varro outside the door Bali sat on one of the little built in shelves under the water, Balisk sitting next to her and crooning eyes whirling as his handler lathered him up with soap sand. The massive bronze hatchling looking more like a giant ball of fluff then a wher by the end of it.

Letting out a low trill of curiousity he breathed out blowing some of the soapy bubbles off his nose and chirruping excitedly as they drifted through the air only to hit the steamy surface of the water and pop. Play? Balisk inquired tilting his bubble covered head at his handler beside him.

"No we've got to get you clean first. This wouldn't have happened if you hadn't knocked that bucket of guts and blood over in the kitchens trying to get an extra treat. You know better then that." Bali scolded, but soon relented as Balisk rubbed his head against her front covering her in soap sand bubbles.

"Oh ok you big lump I get it you're sorry." She replied her voice softening as she grabbed a small bucket nearby filling it up in the water. "All right close your eyes." Bali ordered, Balisks whirling orbs shutting tight as he was suddenly drenched in water. "Ok it's safe now." Bali assured him grabbing a wash cloth to scrub his hide a little more, determined to make sure he shone when they got out. Once she was satisfied with her work Bali moved on to cleaning herself.

Lifting her hand she undid the tie that was holding her shoulder length copper hair back and slipped off the shelf into the deeper water ducking under it for a second to wet down her hair.

In fact all someone would see when they first entered was a wet gleaming Balisk sitting in the shallow side of the bathing pool and in a few seconds more a very wet, very naked Bali surface as she took a breath pushing the soaked strands of hair from her face.

Wiping the water from her eyes it was the sound of swearing that caught Bali's attention as blinking her cat green orbs she turned only to spot a very naked Varro standing right in the door.

Staring.

Now looking back Bali would swear on every Weyr on Pern that the noise that uttered from her mouth then had been a very feminine gasp, not a squeak, but indeed what left her lips then was a high pitched Eeep. Crossing her arms over her much more well developed chest then her handlers leathers let on Bali ducked into the water up to her neck. "VARRO!" She gasped out in indignant surprise, but her gasp quickly turned into one of terror.

Play? The Bronze quipped up spotting his very stinky and gook covered clutchmate and rearing onto his hind legs chirping happily. Only to be tackled in the side full force as the two baby whers tumbled over each other and right into the deep end.

Now wher's on a good day are not strong swimmers, their extremely dense muscle tending to make the poor beasts sink like rocks in said situations. Which made teaching them to swim very difficult.

And you see. Neither Balisk or Varrosk knew how to swim.

Shaking off her panic and taking a deep breath Bali was quick to act ducking beneath the surface to spot the pair of sinking forms as they struggled in the water. Gripping Balisk in one arm she reached out and snagged Varrosk in the other rising to the surface with a strong push of her legs to haul the two up high enough for their heads to get above the water, but not so high that she wouldn't be able to lift them and drop them. Then with one last heave she settled the pair onto one of the bathing shelves. Gasping in both exertation and fear she reached out sliding herself between the pair on the shelf to hug Balisk close stroking the panicked hatchlings eyeridges soothingly. With her other arm she looped it loosely around Varrosk not caring about her nakedness at the moment in light of the situation as she tried to impart some comfort to the brown until his handler could circle around.

The terrified bronze let out a low hiccuping chirp leaning into Bali. Scared. The word rippled through Bali's mind as Balisk did his best to merge himself against his handlers side.

"Shhh. Shhhhh Balisk I'm not mad. I'm not mad at you either Varrosk. Shhh it's ok King. I'm here." She whispered more love and gentleness on the woman's face showed in that moment then Varro had ever seen Bali express. Maybe the woman really was human and not just some all business icequeen like she often portrayed herself.