She was getting more used to preparing food for Cepheith with each day. It still made her a little wary, but not quite so much as before. She was used to butchering fruits! Not meat. But that didn't keep her from doing it. There was no way she could let her bonded starve. A little queasiness wouldn't be the death of her. And it wasn't like she was the only one that had to do it either. Besides, if the others could do it, she could do it too! So was her mantra, usually, while she cut small enough pieces to feed the growing young queen. Who was always more than happy to eat those pieces of meat.

Happily fed, Narisa walked along with her dragon partner, wondering if they should go back to their weyr for a small break or head out to bath. I iiiitch! And being in the water sounds nice. Emphasizing this was a nudge against Narisa's legs in the direction of the lakes.

"Alright!" Narisa laughed and patted the golden head that rubbed against her stomach. She swore the young queen was growing over night. Which she was pretty sure she'd been told that about the larger dragons. That they grew quickly. "We'll go bathe and then oil your hide." And then maybe a small break? Maybe. I might find something else for us to do before than. But water! And swimming. And bathing. She sighed and didn't doubt Cepheith's ability to find something else for them to do. Especially when she had one of her outbursts of activity. Narisa was definitely going to need to find things for her bonded to do when those moods hit.

The lake they headed towards once out of the barracks looked serene. The waters were (for the moment) calm with small ripples racing along from the light breeze teasing it's surface. At least until Cepheith went bounding into the water with Narisa giving her a look of disapproval. "Don't just go jumping in! What if you hurt yourself?" She stood at the edge of the lake, removing her boots and rolling up her pants. Not that this would save them. I looked before I jumped. There was nothing there to hurt me. Narisamine! I itch. But the water feels very good.

"Fine! Stop moving around like a fish and come here. I'll scrub you down." Entering the lake she had to agree it did feel fairly nice. "And I'd also like to try and keep most of my clothes dry please." Cepheith snorted at her, which resulted in an eruption of bubbles since her snout had been stuck under the water. Sitting down with a flop, the young queen managed to splash Hers. Narisa sighed. So much for keeping dry. "Are you gonna sit there long enough for me to get some sand rubbed onto you?" Cepheith swiveled her head around to regard her and and gave a nod. Smiling in response, Narisa made a small section of muddy sand (which she'd snagged quickly as they passed their weyr) before beginning to scrub the gold hide.