Two Eyes Cenote [ap]And so we meet again

She needn't have spoken her question. He knew what it was, and he had been asking it of himself. The answer was still unknown, even to him.

Not that he would give her the satisfaction of the honest answer.

It was an open invitation. Are you saying a palace isn't worth a look?

He had not escaped the scrutiny of her gaze. He could feel it fixed upon his skin. He looked to her sidelong.

What makes the answer so important to you? Were you hoping I'd throw myself at your feet at the sight of you or something?

The corner of his lip twitched with a faint hint of a smile A deft flick of his wrist splashed water towards her face. Her eyes were bugging out of her head, he was just making sure they didn't dry out!