I couldn't the second time either, and yet you managed to avoid drowning me then.
[Point and counterpoint of snippishness is, at least, familiar. Kratos notices the way that Yuan leans toward a reassuring touch, but doesn't reach it; and that too is familiar, in its own way.]
I'm sure I can avoid getting into trouble.
[This, dryly, as Kratos sinks back against the tub, and down into the water. He's going to take advantage of the hot water, and does -- making sure to stretch each of his muscles beneath the surface of the water, as best as he can; relaxing for a time to let the temperature soothe those same muscles. He may need another bath tonight, or in the morning, but it'll heal.
[The next time he needs a shave may be a problem, but they can approach that when they get there.
[Eventually Kratos sits up again, stretching, testing himself. Muscles still complain but he can move more easily without anything catching, enough that he manages to get out of the tub, if carefully, without the need of aid.]
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[Point and counterpoint of snippishness is, at least, familiar. Kratos notices the way that Yuan leans toward a reassuring touch, but doesn't reach it; and that too is familiar, in its own way.]
I'm sure I can avoid getting into trouble.
[This, dryly, as Kratos sinks back against the tub, and down into the water. He's going to take advantage of the hot water, and does -- making sure to stretch each of his muscles beneath the surface of the water, as best as he can; relaxing for a time to let the temperature soothe those same muscles. He may need another bath tonight, or in the morning, but it'll heal.
[The next time he needs a shave may be a problem, but they can approach that when they get there.
[Eventually Kratos sits up again, stretching, testing himself. Muscles still complain but he can move more easily without anything catching, enough that he manages to get out of the tub, if carefully, without the need of aid.]