Rex came over the low stone wall from the men's side without them knowing. He crossed the flagstone, and stepped down into the water beside her.
Nerith's eyes opened immediately, and all her leaves unfurled.
Nerith quickly submerged herself until the water reached her neck. 'R-Rex...!' she exclaimed.
She looked at him, and for a moment she didn't say anything, and the first thing that moved through her expression was not the resistance he expected. It was something quieter than that.
But of course... she manages to stop what she was doing, but it's already too late because Rex can clearly see her expression and movement, indicating that she was doing it for the first time alone. The dream didn't affect her, but she did by fantasizing about it to turn that dream into a good thing.
She starts to think if Rex did see it or not, but of course she can't just say it out loud. Now all she has to do is act normally by coming up with some good topic before Rex says the word.
