From the steamy shower a lone figure emerged. The woman reached out with a hand searching for somethubg. Finding what she had been looking for she used it to dry her head and began to rub it hard along her hair. With a happy sigh she wrapped the towel around her torso. "What to wear..." The woman said now walking towards the wardrobe the other side of the place. Now walking away from the steamy bathroom Selena took small strides to tge wardrobe, the place where she kept all her essentuals not just her clothes. Sliding the door of the oaken wardrobe oprn Selena moved her eyes from each individual pieces of cloth. Taking a few items that would be considered fashionable Selena dropped her towel and began to change. Once she was finished Selrna picked the towel back up. Giving her hair one final rub with it she threw it back on the floor and headed out the door.

Heading out of the rather posh inn, Selena got her reflection in a window. Some of her hair was out if place and clothes were crumoled. Selena quickly took a moment to fix herself and to make sure she was presentable. "Oh yeah!" She whispered to herself. Selena just remembered that she was meant to go and collect some of her clothing today. Being fotced to take a vacation, Selena didn't have time to pack only bringing some clothes and her armour. So naturally she needed someone to wash the few clothes she did have when they got dirty. Woth that Selena took off walking to the destination.

As she walked Selena was met with a soft Crunch of leaves underfoot. Most of the leaves of the trees were gone in this part of crocus leaving the streets, pavements and just about everythubg covered in a mixture of vrown yellow and red. Although rather gleeful at the beautiful colours, Selena felt a twinge of pity. Whoever had to clean all these leaves up would need to be knighted.

As Selena walked she realized that the layout of this part of town wasn't what she remembered. Selena was fairly confident in her memory and figured she should remember yet these streets did not ring a bell in her mind in the slightest. "Yeah it was down the street to the left... wait not right... or was it straight ahead.." Stopping dead, Selena decided to think about where she was and where she was going. It only a took a few seconds for it to sink in that she was slightly lost. "Hmm." She said bringing her hands to her head before letting out a frustrated muffles in annoyance. How could I be so stupid! At that moment however Selena caught a glimpse of a blonde haired man walking adjacent to her across a garden with some shrubbery. Selena could only see the mans head bobing up and down slightly as he walked, the shrubbery hiding his lower half of his body. "Excuse me!" Selena exclaimed running around the small garden to come face to face with the man. Although he was far away Selena could smell him with her slayer nose. He smelt like grass and sweat. Selena therefore deduced that he was a local man just after moving some lawn and off to have a bath.

"Sorry to bother you sir, but do you know whe- what the hell..." Selena was hoping to ask him for directions, provided he did know his way around town, but instead came across a man half naked, the only half being covered by a single towel. It did not help matters that the wind decided now would be a good time to throw a gust towards the man, lifting up the towel a little although by the way he was holding it he managed to stop it from showing his jewels. "What the hell you pervert!" Selena said throwing her open palm towards the man's face. Regardless of weather the slap connected or not she would turn around in the hopes of not seeing anything unpleasant. "You better have a good reason why you aren't wearing clothes!" She shouted still turned around. "Public indecency is an offence and public nudity falls under that. I can have you arrested!" She then said, her pink cheeks now beginning to loose their colour a little. Despite being slightly freaked out by this the man more than likely needed help so of course Selena had to help. But of course if he was doing this on purpose she would lock him up and throw away the key, but giving him something to wear first!

At the mention of the word "Magic Council" Selena''s palm felt to her face. "Don't you think the magic council has enough popularity problems at the moment without having a member streaking around the holy capital?" Selena said with an angry muffled voice. She moved her hand from her face and turned around back to the man. "My name is Selena Maelstrom and lucky for you I'm apart of the rune knights too." She then turned around to the man but looked anywhere but at him. While facing him she also showed him her emblem of the Rune Knights. "And regardless of what your excuse is, we don't need anything else Tarnishing the name of the council." Said a stern Selena now getting over herself she looked the man in the eye. "So hopefully you'll be smart enough to allow me to escort you to these bath houses? You hide while I scout the area ahead, then when the coast is clear I'll give a signal and you follow. Sound Good? " Selena said, telling the man of her plan without any concent from him at all. It would be a cold day in He'll that Selena would allow such stupidity to tarnish the name of the Rune knights. God's knew that they already fid with the whole cannon incident so anything more would just be a stab in the back after they were kicked down. Selena now disregarded her garments in the possession of the cleaner, she knew she could collet them later, but right now it was time to focus on this bafoons idiocy and how she was going to fix it.

As Selena escorted- oh she didn't even ask his name. "Oh yeah what's your name? I gave you mine, only fair you give me yours too." Selena pointed out. Anyway as Selena guided him she noyoced more and more people dressed in very little clothing also. Konstantin felt the need to point this out to try and somehow justify his actions. "Well the difference is you are a rune knight with not just your reputation but the council's too!" Selens said a small vein appeared on her forhead. "Not to mention they all have some sort of bag which im guessing has some fort of clothing in them?" Selena then piint out fixing her hair a little. hey eyes began to wander to each person. the streets were a little nore crowded now although tbe majority were like konstantin not wearing much,  but more than a towel anyway. "Oh here we are." Selena then saud as the sign for the bath house came into view. Selena turned to say goodbye to Konstantin but instead she did something else. "Listen sorry fir hitting you and being so harsh. Just with everything happening with the cannon and oyr reputation I've been a little more triggered than usual." Selena admited.  "But yeah sorry again." Selena said looking back at the sign kind if feeling worn out. "Are these baths any good?" She then questioned konstantin.

"Oh, well I dunno, I sort of feel like taking a bath. Been a while since I had a nice soothing bath, and I am on my vacation so why not." Selena said more to herself rather than Konstantin. "Well yeah, if this is a mixed bath house, er see ya in there I guess?" Selena then aid, not sure really what else she could say. So entering inside the bath house, she went to reception and asked for a few towels. The woman at the desk complied handing Selena two towels. Never enough.... Selena was then handed a key and entertainment in the direction of the changing rooms.

Emerging from the changing rooms in nothing but a towel, Selena felt a little light. She rarely needed to take proper baths or showers, which was one of the befits of water magic. So being totally xposed in the large bath house with strangers was less than appealing to her. Although she did not kind the thick steam hiding her body. Selena had your average curves, but was pit to shame by some of ghe women in this place. She as convinced that they had some sort of growth magic to aid them. Silently cussing to them Selena looked for a stall to wash herself first. The steam was getting thicker and harder to see through, and it really did not help matter that there was such a small of hot water, soap and shampoo that it made it harder to smell if anyone was too near her. Selena went into the stall and turned to sit. To her horror her back connected with anot her persons. It was muscular and defined. "Oh cap sorry!" she said racing out of the stall and running into another. "Sorry I ant see my nose in this mist, I didn't mean to... er... yeah." Selena aid over to he next stall where she had just been. "But,.. er,, nice back I Guess?" She then said trying to lessen her embarrassment. It did not help.

As soon s the man replied Selena let out a silent groan of agony. OF course she had to sit on him. Although Selena was kicking herself on the inside she responded with a light laugh. Soft a sweet. Konstantin decoded to flirt a little more with Selena aying ow he found it cute that she was acting all official earlier,money to have her apologise now. "Well I did apologise arlier too..." she protested, although she did admit now was a little bit more, lewd. "And sorry. I just wasn't used to seeing such a well defined body in such a while. KINDA made me blush you Know?"- Selena said turning the shower head on, the same blush he spoke of crawling over her face again. And just so you know I'm not wearing anything either." Selena said, realising hat she let out sounded more like flirtatious banter rather than trying to lighten the mood. But as she thought about it, flirting did lighten the mood. Maybe I'll continue it.... to lighten the mood that is Selena thought reassuringly.

"Yeah I know. But a lot of girls find a sleek athletic body sexy, myself included." Selena aid, not sure of it was the heat from the water or her shyness that was causing her cheeks to burn. IT was eord she never really did this, but it was fun she did have to dmit that. Konstantin then went on to say that Selena too had an attractive body, from what he seen hat is. Oh, we're you checking me out when I as sorting you? Not too knightly I must ay? " Selena said kind of mockingly, now becoming a little more confident. "But thanks anyway. A girl can feel so small in a place like this. I mean have you seen some of these women? They look as if they all use titan magic! IF ya know what I mean." Selena then said rather jokingly as she scrubbed her body.

   

Seen laughed at what Konstantin eplied with. He was an unusal fellow. "Well you better make sure that red blood doesn't rush anywhere it shouldn't, we are in a public bath house." Selena said again in a soft of devilishly mocking tone. Once she was finished scrubbing herself she too pater herself down with a towel as she listened to Konstantin. He was being very sarcastic to her wondering if she wanted to escorts him outo of here too. Placing too he towel around her torso, Selena moved out of too shower. "Well sure then since you offered. But try to be a llittle more assertive, women like that too. FAR more than always holding a guys hand to escorts him everywhere." Selena said with a smirk, trying to catch him out. She as the sarcastic one here! As she waited for a reply.

   

"Suppose you're right. I have a reputation to uphold. Unlike some." Selena replied in a sarcastic tone. Wait right here, I'll be two minutes." Selena said grappling the top of her towel and walking quickly to the women's changing rooms. Just incase of a slip up or anything Selena was atious nd kept in firm clamp on her towel. No need to flash half the place, despite the fact most of the other women were doing something similar with the tiny towels they were using. Selena had the key to her locker in her other hand and 's soon as she came to the locker, she inserted the key and twisted the lock open. Taking out her keys and getting dressed rather quickly she left her towels in the changing rooms and met back with Kon.

"Hey wait I'm here now!" Selena said. WAIT, BABE?! DECIDING to a it until fter they had caught upto ask him that question, Selena quickened her pace. "So Babe what's all this Babe about then?" She asked. Selena was a little annoyed that he had called her babe but after hearing what she had said she felt a little bad. It was a crude name for her, but one that had meaning to it, a nicer meaning. "Sorry, just if you want to start calling me names like that at least take me out to dinner first. I m what most would all a classy girl, even though I might do or say something that old suggest otherwise." Selena said, finishing with a wink. "Oh yeah I have to get my clothes too. That''s what I was going to ask you before I went you streaking!" A gleeful Selena then said, giving kon a hefty Slap on the back.

Seen smiled the what konstantin had to say. She even smirked at him trying to be funny. HE was even trying to convince her that she told him to be more brave. She did indeed tell him that, but to be brave not stupid and be too premature with names and... other things. STILL, Selena did not ant to tell him this, they were having such a good time after all. Konstantin then suggested that they should get dinner sometime then. WITH a slightly oink face Selena nodded and went with Kon 's they collect their codes. Selena the returned to her hotel room allskednd slept, thinking about the atherosclerosis odd day she had.

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