Trapped in Darkness (Canos)

[Andromeda]

Andromeda was caught off guard when he parried his sword, locking it with his knife. She knew at this point that it was over, as she watched him began to move the point of her sword towards the ground. She struggled to try and get the sword free, but when he stepped on it, making it fly out of her hands, her eyes widened. When he slipped behind her and put his knife against her neck, making it so that if she even moved that it would cut into her delicate skin, killing her. When she heard him speak, she smirked slightly. She reached up with her hands, putting one on his hand and the other on his arm as she moved the knife away from her neck. Andromeda smiled for a moment as she let go of him and she backed away, bowing her head slightly. As she bowed her head, she reached up and grabbed the last hair pin and she threw it at him. It wasn't that she thought the fight was unfair, she just learned that she should perform unexpected things in a fight if she was to get the upper hand in battle.

Andromeda smirked for a few moments before she spoke. "Of course. I will have to let them be the hasty one. Use their own strength against them, making the battles much easier for me in the end." Andromeda said as her green eyes went to his as she ran her hands through her hair, trying to making it look a little more clean, since it looked a little messy since she had taken it out of a neat bun in the flurry of battle. When she moved her hands back out of her hair, she got the faint smell of the prisons. She squinted for a second before she looked at Canos. "I think I need a bath. My hair still smells like that rancid prison." Andromeda said, a small grin going on her face before she moved to where the dresser was, opening it as she looked at all the dresses in it. "Black or green?" Andromeda asked, turning her head to look at him.

[Canos]

Canos let her remove the knife from her neck. He had already proved his point. He didn’t need to stress his advantage yet. He was more than capable of beating her again and he figured that she knew that already. He let her back away from him and she bowed her head to him, reaching into her hair. Canos suspected something this time and when the hairpin came towards him he reached out and caught it in the air without it doing any damage to him. He then simply dropped the hairpin on the ground and listened to her as she said that she needed a bath and talked about how she would use the aggression of the others to help her in fights. “It is a good technique, to use your opponent’s weight and hastiness to your advantage.” Canos paused. “Truthfully, it would be easier for you to let them use their own weight to tip them in a fight. Flipping people is often affective if it is done properly.” Canos concluded.

He walked over to her as she said that she needed a bath. He took a strand of her hair in his hands and brought it to his face, smelling it and he backed away. “Yes, I suppose you could have a bath and it wouldn’t hurt. Just being that place makes you stink. It lingers with you as well; not something that is easily remedied.” Canos said, shaking his head, as he smelled his own body; which could use a bath as well. She walked over to the dresses and asked him which one he preferred. “Green is fine my dear.” He said calmly and beckoned for her to come with him. “No need for you to put it on just yet though; gets a bath first. I have a room.” Canos said and beckoned for her to follow him as he walked over to the door and opened it, waiting for her before he walked down the hall. He didn’t have to go far and he opened another door and they found themselves in a sauna, one large room with a pool of water in the middle and ledges to sit on; the room full of steam from the heat. Canos calmly began to take off his armor.

[Andromeda]

Andromeda smirked when he caught her hairpin out of the air and dropped it on the ground. Her eyes followed him as he walked towards her, taking a strand of her soft hair and smelling it, a small frown going to her face when he backed away. "I'm sure that we can think of something to get the smell off." Andromeda said as she gave a small glance at him as a grin formed on her face before she began to go through her clothes. She listened to him when he said that green would be fine, but that she wouldn't be needing it yet. She nodded before she took a black silk robe, which got cut off at her mid-thigh. She held it in front of her for a moment before she gave Canos a glance from the corner of her eyes.

When he said that he had a room, she nodded and began to follow him out of her room. Thankfully, the room was not very far away from hers, so that she could visit at any time during the day. Andromeda walked inside as she set the black robe on one of the chairs as she crossed her arms, pacing around the room, as if she was inspecting it. She turned her back to Canos for a moment as she walked towards the pool of water, sticking her hand in it to test the heat. When she turned back around, she saw Canos taking off his armor and her right eyebrow raised slightly. She figured she was going to be alone, but apparently these were a public baths. Well, as public as the palace could get in this case. She let out a soft sigh as she took off the pants and shirt she was wearing and she let them fall to the ground. As of now, she was naked as she walked towards the pool, slowly lowering herself into it. She sat down on one of the ledges as she leaned her head back a little bit, trying to relax. She then closed her eyes as she lowered herself into the water, letting it get her hair wet as she came back to the surface, opening her eyes as she looked at Canos. "You wouldn't happen to have any soap?" Andromeda asked, meaning more like a feminine soap, since she didn't know if this room had any.