Barrett lay down a tarp under the stars.

“What are you doing just standing there?” Barrett asked Luminous.

Luminous jolted turning towards Barrett.

“I uh, what should I do?” Luminous squeaked.

“Guee, I don’t know, set up camp,” Barrett said sarcastically. “What, you've never been camping before?”

Barrett turned around to look at Luminous only to see the dirt-covered girl looking away while biting her lip.

“You know what, you should go wash up before those wounds get infected and start festering. I’ll start the campfire. If you wash your clothes and bring them back, I’ll even patch them up for you.” Said Barrett.

Luminous looked around the campground. There was no way that a bath was going to be prepared for her like there was at the castle. So that could only mean one thing, swimming at a lake. Luminous felt a smile come across her scratch up dirty face but was quickly dashed when she saw Barrett stacking heavy stones together to make a firepit.

“You sure you don’t need help?” Asked Luminous feeling guilty that he was basically doing all the work.

“I don’t need you slowing me down and getting in the way. Just go wash up. You at least know how to clean yourself right?”

He seemed to be picking up stones with ease...thought Luminous.

“Yes, finally, a bath..” Said the Dawn of Fate. “You reek short stuff.”

Barrett narrowed his eyes at the glass vermillion sword strapped to the girl’s back.

“You can also leave him with my other stuff on the tarp.” Said Barrett.

“I get it. You don’t have to stare at me like I’m a perv.” Said the Dawn of Fate. “I’m a sword; what kinda leecher activities did you imagine me partaking in anyways?”

“Just set him down next to my bedroll.” Continued Barrett ignoring the sword.

Luminous unstrapped the sword from her back and set him next to Barrett’s bedroll.

“There is a lake just down that pathway, just scream if something’s bothering you. I’ll come immediately.”

Luminous glanced at the pathway Barret pointed towards, she didn’t see the lake or hear the running water. She wondered if he could even hear her from that far. 

“Well, I’ll be back.” Said Luminous.

She walked down the leafy forest path until she heard the trickling of lake water from behind a red bush. Pulling the leaves back, Luminous saw the lake clear and shining under the moonlight.

“Finally, I get to go camping like a real adventurer. Sleeping under the stars and bathing in the lake. Brenda-bot would never let me swim in a lake when we went outside the palaces. Oh this is so exciting!”

Quickly undressing Luminous jumped into the lake. Her soft warm skin was met instantly with cold water.

“Ahh! It’s cold!” Luminous squealed jumping out of the water.

She hugged her bare breast and waist for warmth. She looked over towards her clothes, she flung to the dirt ground. But they were now soaking wet because she splashed water on them.

“What’s wrong?! What happened?!” Yelled Barrett jumping out of the bushes with his great sword drawn.

“The water here is freezing!” Yelled Luminous shivering. “Also now my clothes are wet and cold! Look!”

Luminous took her hand off her white breast to point at the damp cloths on the ground. Barrett’s light tan skin turned bright pink, he swiftly turned his head from her to stare at the bushes.

“Then just change into your spare clothes!” Barrett barked out flustered.

“I uh, didn't bring any other clothes.” Said Luminous.

“What?! I even offered to patch up your current clothes for you! What? Were you going to sit around naked while I did that? Or were you planning on me stitching you up inside them! How did you think this was going to work?!”

“I think the better question is how are you not cold without a shirt on?” Said Luminous walked up in front of Barrett’s line of vision.

“Dahh!”

Flustered Barrett took off his red hood wrapping it around Luminous fair naked body. Luminous stopped and stared for a moment, it was the first time she’s ever seen the top of Barrett's head without his hood on. His brown hair was so...big, and spiky, it was like it was hiding secrets. Barrett paused for a moment just realizing he gave her his most valuable possession. But if he took it back now things would be weird…er...

“You can wear that, but uh, don’t lose or tear it okay?” Said Barrett turning around and walking back to camp. “Come on, I’ll start patching you up.”