As he thrashed back to the surface with more strength than skill, Tal's toes found the bottom of the springs and his head broke free of the water just in time for the prim censure from the - oh shit - woman who had apparently been there before him.
"Uh... I'm... I didn't mean..." Tal stuttered, his brown skin flushing dark with a fierce blush of embarrassment. "I've still got my pants on!" he finally managed to protest, even as he cast about desperately for his shirt. The garment wasn't immediately visible, and Boreal was no help at all as the pale dragon sat at the edge of the water, chortling merrily at her companion's discomfort.
The traitor.
"Uh, look, I'm real sorry about... if I splashed you, miss... but..." He paused, edging to the far side of the spring from the woman and sinking down to his chin in a self-conscious effort to hide his bare chest from her. "D'you see my shirt anywhere?"
"Uh... I'm... I didn't mean..." Tal stuttered, his brown skin flushing dark with a fierce blush of embarrassment. "I've still got my pants on!" he finally managed to protest, even as he cast about desperately for his shirt. The garment wasn't immediately visible, and Boreal was no help at all as the pale dragon sat at the edge of the water, chortling merrily at her companion's discomfort.
The traitor.
"Uh, look, I'm real sorry about... if I splashed you, miss... but..." He paused, edging to the far side of the spring from the woman and sinking down to his chin in a self-conscious effort to hide his bare chest from her. "D'you see my shirt anywhere?"
