[SE] Ignore all the burdens that you keep

Tryin' to wash away all the blood I've spilt
This lust is a burden that we both share

At Maea's order, Liam sat up with a soft groan, but the sound was softened by the playful glance he cast in her direction. He waited patiently while she dug through her bag and pulled out a lantern, lighting it and setting it aside. Then other items were produced, laid out in a neat and orderly fashion. Liam was impressed; his partner was very thorough when it came to travel.

Although the soldier had known they needed to get cleaned up, it hadn't occurred to him until just now what that would entail. He looked between Maea and the pool of water and back again, cheeks suddenly aflame. "We can go one at a time," he suggested. "And the other person just... turn around?" Or, an insidious voice suggested in the back of his mind, they could bathe together. What was a little nakedness when they'd already shared a near-death experience?

But Maea wasn't looking at him; she was avoiding his gaze, and he frowned faintly as he stepped closer to her. "I can go through that crack in the wall, if you'd like some privacy," he suggested softly. There was no judgment in his voice, only uncertainty. In all his imaginings of how their day would go, this had not even begun to cross his mind.

Two sinners can't atone from a lone prayer
Souls tied, intertwined by our pride and guilt

Liam