But eventually, the sheer weight of the exhaustion and the lingering heat of the desert became too much to bear.
One by one, the boys seemed to damn all consequences, choosing the relief of the water over their pride as we finally turned around and leapt into the stream.
"Cover up, you lewd woman," I blurted, tossing her my cloak that I took out of my inventory before turning my head away and crouching down to splash my skin with water.
"Thanchuu…" Evelyn giggled childishly as she caught the fabric and began to wrap it around herself.
Aika shifted out of her dormant form into her human form and stepped into the water beside me.
I wouldn't exactly say that we all collectively had a full bath, but we did all wash ourselves while also enjoying the coolness of the stream.
