The Camp in the Woods

Faisine seemed only too happy to do some work as well. While he worked on planning things out, she set traps. The forest seemed to have changed just a day or two after they arrived in camp, something she had not felt much of since her arrival in the new world. She was just returning at that time with a basket full of herbs and various plants, berries, fruit, wild vegetables, nuts and the like.

She sat down by the low fire, feeling a little more tired than she had in some time. With a deep yawn, she began to separate the various goods she had foraged while she was out. "I could possibly plant some of these these things. Perhaps half of some things and all of the seeds. Hmm." She looked up toward her husband and was watching him as he mapped things out. She then took a moment to gaze at another spot far enough away that could be cleared for cultivation as well as helping to build their home. She would not want to take up too much space, and as with all the people in her culture, she would try to plan around the trees even with some things.

For now, she would take some of these things and rinse them in the river they were camping out at. She cut up whatever she cleaned and then set the rest aside for the moment. She used a cloth to clean some mushrooms she had seen others consuming in the village, then prepared those too. Soon enough, there was a mushroom stew being whipped up. There was already a small animal prepared from that morning that was being slow roasted.

At some point, she got up to stretch herself and then meandered over to him, randomly wrapping her arms around him from behind with great affection, planting a kiss upon his cheek. And then she gave a rather tired sounding sigh while settling her chin upon his shoulder if he so happened to have taken off his armor for the time.

"It is good that you feel that way, my love," she murmured. Her chin soon rested upon his shoulder for a moment as she gave him a loving squeeze before reluctantly letting go. "Come, let's get some lunch. I am famished and you look like you could use something to ease thirst." She took his hand if he let her and tugged, attempting to take him to the fire pit where there was food. She chucked some dough onto a rock she had placed in the coals to get hot, cooking flat bread really quickly before she tossed some of the wild veggies she had found into the pan to get a little less sharp. She then served him a plate of game and what she had conjured up with what was available. There was also some cheese from the village, as they had started farming bovine looking beasts as well as goat like creatures and sheep like creatures.

She made a plate for herself and then sat down on the log she had dragged near the fire.

She smiled. She had the ability to sit between worlds, having been raised within a spoiled seclusion, really, a gilded cage within a cloister. She had been able to learn of her heritage before the world came to an end for her. She tilted her head, "No. I think I might actually go to bed early, I seem to be wearing out as of late much easier than I am used to." She gave a sigh and nibbled at her portion of the dinner she grabbed. He might notice she even went lighter than normal on the meat. She was dainty as she finished off the nibbling of bread that was in her hand, setting her half eaten portion aside for the moment. She looked as though she was starting to wilt.

"Perhaps a little bit of a bath is in order." She gave a great stretch and moved to sit on the ground at that point, scooting to sit against his legs while he ate. In fact, she seemed to doze for a small while.

"I am not sure," she murmured softly before drifting off. She awoke not long later to his questions, she gazed at him and then his question struck her... "It's been a few days. In fact, I haven't..." She counted. They had been at the camp for at least a month or so by her calculations. She was versed in healing enough to know she didn't need one of her people. She gave a slight smile. "I am well, I shall be just fine." She moved into his lap and her head settled on his shoulder.

"We might have to seek lodging if our home isn't ready in months to come unless you wish for me to waddle about barefoot and heavy with child through the forest like my mother was said to have done." She was filled with joy, her eyes sparkling as she touched his face.

She looked at him as he spoke about it in a business like manner. At least he was expressing concern, so she decided not to respond with a knee jerk reaction. "I shall be perfectly fine sleeping in a tent for a time, I can at least give you that assurance. I would prefer not to be surrounded by people..." She looked down and picked up a nearby stick, reaching to stab at a log.

"I cannot... not after what happened in the war back at home. I never told you this, but I lost part of me there. Good and bad parts of me." She chucked the stick into the fire after a moment and muttered, "It's really stupid and you might think me mad, but I get the worst nightmares when there are people surrounding me." She stood then and stretched. Indeed, he might notice that she was slightly puffy in the midsection, though mostly flat still beneath the fabric of her clothing, but there was already a soft glow about her, enhanced by the fact she was part nymph.

She gave a sigh, closing her mouth. She was too tired to argue with him, wanting to remind him she wasn't some weak woman. She had survived quite a lot in a few years, the death of two nations, then the world and her mate, even the loss of him. While he had a point, she didn't want to live in fear. She slowly unfolded and didn't really look at him.

She decided it was time to relax and padded off, not offering the come hither look she would normally give him in regards to her bathing routine. In fact, she seemed to take herself further down the bank and pulled most of her clothes off, leaving on her shift.

She kind of moved to float in the water as she would otherwise. It was pretty evident that she was in her feelings. Her eyes closed as she rested as she would in the water. Her thoughts turned into nothing as she fell into an exhausted slumber whilst soaking.